[Arthur McGowan]

I was responding to a question, not to anything in the article.

The question was Why would anyone confess to a crime he didn’t commit?

And indeed, that’s what happened: He was threatened with the death penalty if he did not confess.

[Alberta's Child]

Maybe you're right, but I didn't see anything in this article (or any other media report) about that.

Check out Post #83 and see the strange set of circumstances surrounding this "confession." There's a lot more to this story than what's being reported here.