Other Westerners detained in North Korea have previously confessed to crimes against the state, though many later recant their confessions after being released, saying they were made under duress.
Having previously confessed to police, the accused have denied the charges.
Here, Kendrick Lamar reveals the nature of the enigmatic hypocrisy that the speaker has previously confessed to three times in the song without elaborating: that he grieved over the murder of Trayvon Martin when he himself has been responsible for the death of a young black man.
Since authorities had previously testified that Holmes had confessed to there being explosives in his apartment immediately after his arrest, bomb squad members testified that the car was searched for bombs without first obtaining a warrant.
Sweeney had previously warned the jury that Vincent, as a confessed match fixer, might have a motivation to be untruthful, given he has his own reputation to protect.
He had previously been confined for five years at Atascadero State Hospital after he confessed to killing his grandparents when he was 15.
The Tories have had one ex-minister, Tim Smith, confess to taking bigger bribes than he had previously admitted.
State television aired images of her making a confession shortly after her detention in May, but Mo has previously said Gao confessed because authorities had threatened her son with arrest.
