Confessions Are Us
February, 2003
who needs evidence?In Manchester, Vermont in 1819, the disappearance of cantankerous Russell Colvin led to an accusation that his feuding neighbors, Stephen and Jesse Boorn, had murdered him. The Boorn brothers declared their innocence throughout their trial, which nevertheless ended in their convictions. Then, while awaiting execution in the local jail, where they were visited by fellow townspeople urging that they clear their consciences before going to the gallows, they did confess to the mur...
