Yet fresh doubts linger in this particular case more than a decade later, as the jailhouse informant who testified against Willingham later said he lied on the witness stand to reduce his own prison sentence.
He later told a judge he was afraid when Federal Bureau of Investigation agents interrogated him two days later, so he lied about the conversation with Mr. Zazi.
In the transcript the jury heard today, the rabbi admitted that on the night of the murder -- and again about a month later -- he lied to the police about his affair with Ms. Soncini.
Their trial was flawed -- Ethel's brother later admitted he lied on the witness stand.
Within hours of the tape surfacing, the Chiefs had cut Hunt, who later admitted he lied to the Chiefs when questioned in February.
A federal judge on Wednesday ordered both former national security adviser Michael Flynn and the special counsel to turn over additional investigative records describing his January 2017 interview with FBI agents — a conversation in which Flynn later admitted he lied.
In April, the car was burglarized, and Clarett initially told police that he had lost some $10,000 in cash and merchandise, but admitted later that he lied about the value.
Mr. Afzali, who had been approached by the New York Police Department to provide information on Mr. Zazi, said he was afraid when Federal Bureau of Investigation agents interrogated him two days later — so he lied about the conversation with Mr. Zazi, even though he knew it had been recorded.
Shortly before 11pm, a caller reported the theft of a backpack and laptop to the emergency services, falsely claiming to have been held up at gunpoint (the caller later admitted he lied about the firearm in order to get the police to respond more quickly).
Mr. North later testified that he lied repeatedly in answering their questions about the extent of his involvement with the Nicaraguan contras.
