Eyewitness Testimony is notoriously unreliable. Yet many innocent people are convicted of crimes because of it.
We staged a crime that had over 100 witnesses, then asked them what they saw to evaluate how good they would be giving eyewitness testimony.
Story aired Feb. 9, 2004 on WFMY-TV 11PM news.
Story produced by David Renner and Lechelle Yates.
Story written by Lechelle Yates.
Video shot by Dave Fields & David Renner.
video edited by David Renner.