Brendan Dassey’s bid for freedom has been hit by yet another setback. Dassey, one of the subjects of Netflix’s explosively popular documentary series Making a Murderer, has learned that the US Supreme Court will not hear an appeal of the decision that upheld his conviction for the murder of Teresa Halbach in 2005. There was […]

8 years ago

Brendan Dassey won’t be leaving prison after all. Dassey, who was was 16 when he was convicted of the murder of Teresa Halbach with his uncle Steven Avery, will remain incarcerated after 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled Friday that police properly obtained Brendan Dassey’s confession. Netflix’s documentary series Making a Murderer explored the circumstances […]

9 years ago

A conviction of murder against Dassey was overturned last year.

9 years ago

Not since the O.J. Simpson trial have more people been entirely wrapped up in a murder case. After 99.9% of the world’s population watched Making A Murderer, most viewers came to the conclusion that either (A) Brendan Dassey was innocent, or (B) Brendan Dassey was guilty, but there wasn’t enough evidence to convict him of […]

9 years ago

There’s no denying that Ken Kratz, the lawyer that prosecuted and successfully convicted Steven Avery and Brendan Dassey of Teresa Halbach’s murder in 2005, is aware of his status as a ‘villain’ in the public eye. In fact, his latest book, Avery: The Case Against Steven Avery and What Making a Murderer Got Wrong, begins with the following […]

9 years ago

In 2007, Brendan Dassey and his uncle Stephen Avery were convicted of raping and killing photographer Teresa Halbach and sentenced to life in prison. A few months ago, Dassey’s release from prison was blocked by a US federal court despite the fact that a Milwaukee judge had ordered his release after ruling that investigators took advantage of […]

9 years ago