Allegations:
In December 2011, Santiago was contacted by officers who were investigating the murder of Ismael Santana four years earlier. Officers called Santiago because her sister had connections to two suspects in the case. Police asked Santiago to meet them at a gas station, where they arrested her and took her to a police station for questioning without reading her Miranda rights. Santiago asked for an attorney, but the detectives ignored her request. During questioning, the detectives gave Santiago, who has a cognitive impairment, details of the murder and coerced her to plead guilty to the crime. The detectives then turned on recording equipment and read Santiago her Miranda rights. Santiago was detained for more than 17.5 hours and fed only once. She was indicted for Santana's murder in January 2012. She was finally released from jail and the charges dropped in December 2013, after it was discovered that Santiago had been in prison when the murder took place.