A former Wisconsin newspaper delivery driver says he saw the person who hid a murder victim’s vehicle into a salvage yard, and it wasn’t either of the men currently serving sentences for the crime. Thomas Sowinski signed a sworn affidavit, claiming that he was working on November 5, 2005, for Gannett, delivering papers when he …
A convicted murderer has confessed to the killing at the center of the Netflix true-crime series “Making a Murderer.” According to Newsweek, the yet-unidentified inmate confessed to murdering photographer Theresa Halbach in an interview with filmmakers of the upcoming documentary miniseries “Convicting a Murderer,” directed by Shawn Rech. “We haven’t confirmed the legitimacy of the …
“Making a Murderer” subject Steven Avery’s appeal to get his murder conviction overturned continues, although a court rejected his request to get new DNA testing on bone fragments used as evidence against him. Nancy Grace takes a new look at the case with retired Appleton Post Crescent reporter John Lee, North Carolina Family & Divorce …
A former officer who investigated the murder of slain Wisconsin woman Teresa Halbach filed a lawsuit against Netflix and “Making a Murderer” filmmakers, Laura Ricciardi and Moira Demos, on Monday, claiming aspects of the popular docu-series are false and defamatory. According to court documents obtained by WBAY Action 2 News, Andrew Colborn, who retired from Manitowoc County police force in March, …
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A sequel to the popular “Making a Murderer” documentary series is set to premiere Oct. 19 on Netflix. The first “Making a Murderer” recounted the story of Steven Avery and his nephew, Brendan Dassey, who were convicted in the 2005 slaying of Wisconsin photographer Teresa Halbach. Avery and Dassey are serving …
Legal experts who weighed in on the recent court decision that Making a Murderer‘s Brenden Dassey’s murder and rape confession was not coerced, claim that getting his case in front of the Supreme Court for appeal is a “long shot” at best. ”Any appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court is a long shot,” said Michael …
Detective Tom Fassbender, the lead investigator on the team that convicted Steven Avery for the murder of Teresa Halbach, tells Nancy Grace why the Wisconsin man should not get a new trial. An appeals court has denied Avery’s latest motion for a second chance. New York criminal defense lawyer Hunter Shkolnik, forensics expert Joseph Scott …
A Wisconsin judge wrote a six-page memorandum decision on whether Steven Avery, the centerpiece of the popular Netflix docuseries, Making a Murderer, should be granted a new trial in connection with the 2005 murder of freelance photographer, Teresa Halbach. The judge announced on Tuesday that Avery failed to meet the legal standard for another trial. …
By TODD RICHMOND, Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin attorneys asked a federal appeals court Monday to keep an inmate featured in the Netxflix series “Making a Murderer” behind bars while they fight a second ruling overturning his conviction. The state Department of Justice’s filing argues Brendan Dassey should remain in prison because his case …
In light of wrongful conviction lawyer Kathleen Zellner’s 1,200 page recently-filed motion that paints Ryan Hillegas as the real person who killed Teresa Halbach, reports have surfaced that possibly refute many of the points the attorney made. In 2005, freelance photographer Teresa Halbach was murdered. Her bone fragments, cellphone parts, and parts of her Daisy …
In what the Post-Crescent called a “daring and risky legal maneuver,” Steven Avery’s lawyer, Kathleen Zellner, filed a 1,250 motion at the Manitowoc County Court last week, requesting a new trial for her client. Part of the reason Zellner is requesting a new trial for Avery is that she feels that she knows who the …
