Xiányírén zuìzhōng xiàng jǐngfāng tǎnchéng le fànzuì jīngguò.
The suspect finally confessed the details of the crime to the police.
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坦承 emphasizes the openness and frankness of the admission. It is more positive in connotation than 招认 (to confess under pressure) and implies the speaker's own initiative in coming forward with the truth.