How Police Lineups Work

# Summary

Josh and Chuck dive into the flawed world of police lineups and eyewitness testimony, exploring why this system is so unreliable despite being a cornerstone of criminal investigations. They discuss how factors like stress, weapon focus, and cross-racial identification can all distort memories, plus they explore different lineup methods—sequential versus simultaneous, double-blind versus standard—and the surprising research suggesting none of them might be as foolproof as experts once thought. The episode features the troubling case of Jerry Miller, who spent 24 years in prison based on faulty eyewitness identification before DNA evidence finally exonerated him, illustrating just how broken the system can be.