Maybe it will take Oprah to extract a true confession.

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For Ichikawa, it didn't matter if it was true or false as long as he had the confession.

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Feldis, the prosecutor who heard Keyes' first confession, says it's likely the true scope of his crimes will never be known.

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Overlooking the fact that such a thing would be nearly impossible to prove short of an outright confession, the fact that this letter has gotten so much attention speaks to the true magnitude of this fan uprising.

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