Paul Ingram

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Paul Ingram was accused by his daughters of satanic ritual abuse in 1988. During interrogation he confessed to many crimes, despite the lack of any confirming physical evidence. He originally pled guilty, but has henceforth maintained his innocense. After pleading guilty, he attempted to withdraw his plea and requested a trial or clemency. These requests were refused. He was released in 2003.

Doctor Ofshe performed an experiment to confirm the hypothesis of false memories. He convinced Ingram to believe that he made his daughter and son have sex. Although this was not true, after repeated interrogation, Ingram was made to believe it actually happened. This never entered court unfortunately, because it could have been evidence of a false confession.

His story became the basis of book Remembering Satan by Lawrence Wright as well as the TV-movie Forgotten Sins where he was portrayed by John Shea.