In an article entitled, "I Did It' Why do people confess to crimes they didn't commit?" the author details the case of Frank Sterling who falsely confessed to the murder of Viola Manville. In this case John E. Reid and Associates senior interrogator and instructor, Richard Byington, worked on behalf of the Innocence Project to interrogate the actual murderer and obtian a confession from that person, which was instrumental in the eventual release from prison of Frank Sterling.