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Apr 24, 2024 · Charles Don Flores is on death row for a 1998 Farmers Branch murder. A professor says his and others' research on witness memory could prove Flores' innocence.
- The Murder of Betty Black
- Forensic Hypnosis in Flores’ Trial
- Forensic Hypnosis in Texas
- The “Science” of It
- The only Evidence in Flores’ Case
- Why Is Flores Still on Death Row?
Charles Don Flores was a known criminal. “You know, my situation, you know what I'm saying about my case. I wasn't involved in it. I'm innocent of that stuff. I did a lot of bad stuff in my life, stuff I really regret and I'm ashamed of, but I didn't do this,” Flores told TPR. He carried out many illegal acts and admits to being an outlaw. He had p...
In the video of the Bargainer hypnosis session, it’s clear that Bargainer’s memory of the suspected killers was sketchy. The video was recorded on Feb. 4, six days after the murder. Texas Public Radio requested a copy of this hypnosis session under the Texas Open Records law. Farmers Branch said they didn’t have it; however, TPR obtained it through...
Nearly half of the states in the nation have banned or significantly restricted the forensic hypnosis due to the unreliability of process and research that shows the actual contamination of a witness’ memory. This is why the Texas Legislature tried to ban it in the last legislative session. State Senator Juan “Chuy” Hinojosa introduced a bill that ...
According to experts, forensic hypnosis is not reliable nor is it supported by science. “The idea that hypnosis can recover supposedly inaccessible memories lacks empirical evidence and theoretical footing in contemporary science,” said Joseph Dunsmoor, a cognitive neuroscientist and an expert on human memory. He’s a professor at the Dell Medical S...
One person who is opposed to banning the use of forensic hypnosis is Jason January, the former Dallas County prosecutor who was the lead prosecutor in the case against Flores. TPR asked January multiple times for an interview about the Flores case and the hypnotized witness. He declined, but he sent TPR a copy of a 2019 letter he sent to Senator Hi...
In 2013, Texas was the first state to pass a law that allowed inmates to challenge their convictions if it was based on new or discredited scientific evidence. All petitions filed under the law go to the Texas court of criminal appeals. But in May of 2020 the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals upheld the ruling of a Dallas trial court that denied a ne...
- David Martin Davies
May 27, 2021 · Don Flores is the father of Christina Milian, an actress, singer, and songwriter. His Married Life. Don full name is Luciano Don Flores Santi. He was born in Havana, Cuba. He got married to a beautiful lady named Carmen Milian in 1980. She is a producer. The couple has three children together, and all three are daughters.
- acting, singing/songwriting
- $4.5 million
Dec 12, 2021 · Charles Don Flores was convicted of the 1998 murder of a 64-year-old grandmother in Farmers Branch — a crime he says he didn’t commit. I met with Flores at the Polunsky Unit in Livingston, Texas where the state houses its death row inmates.
- David Martin Davies
Jan 25, 2021 · The decision was a blow to inmate Charles Don Flores, who was sentenced to death for the murder of Farmers Branch resident Elizabeth “Betty” Black in 1998. It was also a setback for critics of...
- Lauren Mcgaughy
Jan 27, 2021 · The US Supreme Court on Monday declined to hear a case that would have allowed them to rule on Texas law enforcement officers’ use of investigative hypnosis. Charles Don Flores was sentenced to death for the 1998 murder of Elizabeth Black.
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