60 Minutes Season 45 Episode 11
December 9, 2012 - The False Confession Capital, The Race To Save The Tortoise, Hugh Jackman
Byron Pitts reports on two cases of rape and murder in which defendants were coerced into confessing to the crimes even though they did not commit them and there was no physical evidence implicating them. The report focuses on Chicago, the city with the most proven cases of false confession in America.
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Lesley Stahl profiles Eric Goode, a New York entrepreneur whose passion is saving turtles and tortoises. These creatures have been roaming the earth for some 200 million years and are now endangered by poachers who get up to $60,000 per animal.
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Scott Pelley profiles Australian actor Hugh Jackman, who talks about his "role of a lifetime" as Jean Valjean in the film adaption of the musical Les Miserables.
 Steve Kroft |
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Lesley Stahl |
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Morley Safer |
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 Lara Logan |
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Byron Pitts |
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Scott Pelley |
Correspondent |
 Hugh Jackman |
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Featured Episode Clip
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Hugh Jackman on his childhood chores
12/9/12 (02:45)
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Tracking endangered tortoises
12/9/12 (01:39)
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Interrogated suspects presumed guilty?
12/9/12 (01:17)
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Visiting the plowshare tortoise nursery
12/9/12 (00:59)
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Credits:
The False Confession Capital
Produced by: Ira Rosen, Gabrielle Schonder
The Race To Save The Tortoise
Produced by: Andrew Metz
Hugh Jackman
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In a brief segment at the end of the show, Lesley Stahl presents a follow up to the November 20, 2011 segment called The Pledge.
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