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Zellner claims that another test flat out exonerates Avery. She describes how a brain fingerprinting analysis performed by an expert who developed the test showed that Avery lacked knowledge of Halbach’s murder that the real killer would have. The expert studied Avery’s brainwaves when presented stimuli in the form of information about the murder that didn’t come out during the trial, and that the real killer would know. The test, Zellner asserts, concluded with near certainty that Avery did not previously have knowledge of the information. … [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’

The defendant, Steven Avery, was charged with killing Teresa Halbach, a photographer who had visited the Avery family property to take photos of a car Avery’s relatives were offering for sale.  Prosecutors alleged the visit was the last time Halbach was seen alive.  Her charred remains, car, and cell phone were discovered days later on the Avery property.  Steven Avery quickly became a prime suspect and immediately told reporters he was being framed. … [Read more...] about RE-MATCH! ‘Making A Murderer’ Attorney vs. Reporter

LawNewz host Aaron Keller covered the Halbach disappearance, the search, and the eventual connection of Avery to the case. He conducted several interviews with Avery both while he was under suspicion and after he was arrested. Keller went on to cover every legal motion filed by both the prosecution and the defense. Ultimately, he covered the jury trials of both Steven Avery and Brendan Dassey. Dassey, Avery’s nephew, was also charged in the killing. … [Read more...] about WATCH: ‘Making A Murderer’ Reporter, Attorney Square Off Again!

“They think I’ll stop working on it, and it’ll be forgotten. That’s what they think,” he said, as the camera panned metaphorically across the heaps of rusting, skeletal cars that had been left in the Avery salvage yard to decay. “But I want the truth. I want my life. But they keep on taking it.” Then, in what may have been the ultimate statement of “truth in the lie,” punctuated with an inappropriate chuckle, Avery said, “So I’m going to keep on working, even if it’s wrong.” With that statement, Avery underscored what his behavior suggested throughout the series: that he likely lacked the benefit of having right—and, by extension, the truth—on his side. … [Read more...] about Deception Experts: Jury is Correct, Steven Avery is Guilty