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Did Heuermann's Plea Just Get a New Argument?

It sounds like a legal thriller, but it's real. Rex Heuermann confessed to eight murders during family sessions run by a woman with no license to be in the room, and now that detail might give his defense something to work with. Legal analyst Eric Faddis lays out the theory: Heuermann may have pled guilty in large part to spare his ex-wife and daughter from testifying about that confession, and if the confession itself was obtained through a fraudulent setup, the reasoning behind the plea could be challenged.Faddis is careful to note this wouldn't be an easy win. Undoing a guilty plea is far…

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