Making a Murderer lawyers to host a new true crime podcast about wrongful convictions
12 stories of false confession. Essential listening for any true crime addicts. Laura Nirider and Steve Drizin, lawyers who have represented Brendan Dassey following his conviction for the murder of Teresa Halbach, are set to host a true crime podcast titled Wrongful Conviction: False Confessions. Nirider and Drizin were prominent in Season 2 of Making A Murderer and their […]
6 years ago
Brendan Dassey denied pardon request by Wisconsin Governor
Dassey’s case was documented in Making A Murderer. Brendan Dassey has been denied a bid for pardon, Fox News has reported. Dassey has spent over a decade in prison after he was convicted for murdering photographer Teresa Halbach. At the age of 16, Dassey was sentenced to life in prison after he was convicted of the […]
7 years ago
Making A Murderer directors answer the question that every viewer is uncomfortable asking
The documentary returns this week. On 31 October, 2005, a 25-year-old photographer named Teresa Halbach had an appointment with Steven Avery to take pictures of his sister’s van for Auto Trader Magazine. Three days later, Teresa’s mother reported her daughter missing. Between 11-15 November, local authorities in Manitowoc County announced that they found Teresa’s car key in Avery’s bedroom, burned remains in […]
8 years ago
OFFICIAL: Part 2 of Making A Murderer arrives on Netflix next month
The case continues. It’s very rare when a documentary not only makes the news but defines the news itself. Making A Murderer is that type of documentary. Following its release in December 2015, the 10-part series became a seismic television phenomenon that dominated discussion as the world was introduced to the story of Steven Avery. […]
8 years ago
Judge orders Brendan Dassey be released from prison
Big news this evening. A US judge has ordered that Making a Murderer subject Brendan Dassey be released from prison, under supervision, pending further court developments according to NBC Chicago. “It is therefore ordered that Dassey’s motion for release…is granted,” part of the ruling released Monday reads. Dassey, 27, has been in prison since being […]
10 years ago
Making A Murderer: Steven Avery’s lawyer says that one new suspect is “leading the pack”
We may have finished binge-watching Netflix docuseries Making A Murderer a long time ago, but we’re all still obsessed with the case. Theories about the guilt or innocence of convicted murderer Steven Avery have done the rounds on social media, even if Avery himself has remained relatively silent. Family members have spoken out, while Avery’s new attorney, Kathleen Zellner, […]
11 years ago