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M.B. Mack

California City Pays Man Nearly $900K After Cops Forced Him to Confess to Killing His Father -- Who Was Alive and Well

Thomas Perez being interrogated by detectives (Credit: KTTV/YouTube)

After a long six-year battle, a California man has received hundreds of thousands in a settlement from police after being coerced into confessing to killing his father who was later found alive and well.

In August 2018, Thomas Perez Jr. reported his father missing after he failed to return home with the family dog. During the investigation, police became suspicious due to various circumstances, including a disarrayed home and Perez's unusual behavior.

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