But actually the fact that she would not be truthful is a key element to your hypothetical.
Here is a case where in exchange for telling what happened to Donna Jou, (a 19 yo that most believe was murdered by an RSO), the accused got 5 years to tell what happened and he talked face to face with the parents.
Many of us think he is just full of it, so he got to kill someone and got a plea deal for 5 years and for telling his story the way he wanted it to go down.
This guy cleaned his car, removed the license plates, left town and he was the last one seen with her. There is plenty of good circumstantial evidence, but no body and no way to tie him to the crime. It means there probably would not have been a conviction.
In this case, by hearing the details of her death,I think the parents hoped it would provide some information that would help them find their daughter and to know what really happened to her.
But I don't think the final result helped them at all. jmho of course
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