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Additionally, Zellner says that a marking of dried red liquid on the bullet that was in evidence is an unknown substance that she doubts is blood based on its color and past DNA tests. She says that it’s more likely that it’s paint, and that its texture “suggests that the droplet was deposited after the bullet was fired and came to rest.” … [Read more...] about MAKING A MURDERER: Avery Attorney Says Ex-Boyfriend Killed Teresa Halbach

Avery now claims Strang and Buting botched his original trial by failing to challenge the prosecution’s claims. For example, he says, they apparently could’ve called forensic experts to examine the lack of blood spatter at his home, and the processing of Halbach’s burnt body. Avery also claims his old attorneys failed to prove investigators planted Halbach’s car key in his home. … [Read more...] about ’s Steven Avery Blasts Lawyers: I Would Not Be in Prison If They did Their ‘Job’

Keller was also the first journalist to publicly question whether prosecutor Ken Kratz violated the rules of professional conduct governing attorneys for orchestrating a gruesome press conference on March 2, 2006, which was stitched together based on details from the purported confession of Brendan Dassey.  Kratz at the time maintained that he did not break the rules.  Defense attorneys argued that Kratz’s pretrial publicity severely tainted the jury pool and that Dassey had been pushed around by investigators who fed him answers.  More recently, Kratz has indicated regretting releasing too much information prior to trial.  Avery’s defense team maintains that the Dassey “confession” is highly unreliable and unsupported by physical evidence. … [Read more...] about RE-MATCH! ‘Making A Murderer’ Attorney vs. Reporter

Keller was also the first journalist to publicly question whether prosecutor Ken Kratz violated the rules of professional conduct governing attorneys for orchestrating a gruesome press conference on March 2, 2006, which was stitched together based on details from the purported confession of Brendan Dassey. Kratz at the time maintained that he did not break the rules due to a loophole. Defense attorneys argued that Kratz’s pretrial publicity severely tainted the jury pool and that Dassey had been pushed around by investigators who fed him answers. More recently, Kratz has indicated regretting releasing too much information prior to trial. Avery’s defense team maintains that the Dassey “confession” is highly unreliable and unsupported by physical evidence. … [Read more...] about WATCH: ‘Making A Murderer’ Reporter, Attorney Square Off Again!

Jumping to Episode 4, let’s examine the segment from a March 31, 2006, phone interview with Avery, who was in jail at the time, conducted by a reporter from the Associated Press. The reporter started the interview by thanking Avery for calling, and saying, “First of all, let’s start out by telling me how you’re doing.” In response, Avery chuckled and said, “I could do better if I was out of here.” Now, consider what’s happening here. If you were in jail a second time for something you didn’t do, facing the prospect of spending the rest of your life in prison, would you see anything funny about it? So why was Avery laughing? … [Read more...] about Deception Experts: Jury is Correct, Steven Avery is Guilty