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Magicians Penn & Teller File Brief in Junk Science Death Row Case by Stuart Vyse
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- Apr 1, 2026
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- 216
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Summary
Stuart Vyse reports that Penn & Teller have filed an amicus brief urging the United States Supreme Court to review the conviction of death row inmate Charles Don Flores , arguing it relied on unreliable "junk science" in the form of investigative hypnosis. Read this article and find accompanying references at: https://skepticalinquirer.org/exclusive/magicians-penn-teller-file-brief-in-junk-science-death-row-case/ About the Author: Stuart Vyse is a psychologist and author of Believing in Magic: The Psychology of Superstition , which won the William James Book Award of the American Psychological Association. He is also author of Going Broke: Why Americans Can't Hold on to Their Money . As an expert on irrational behavior, he is frequently quoted in the press and has made appearances on CNN International, the PBS NewsHour, and NPR's Science Friday. He can be found on Twitter at @stuartvyse . Subscribe to Skeptical Inquirer: https://skepticalinquirer.org/subscribe/