AVERY, STEPHEN & BRENDAN DASSEY: Steven Avery: Innocent or Guilty? TV – The New York Times - Making a Murderer 2015 -
97,186. It’s the case of the moment, a national obsession … A passionate debate and a media storm. (Murder & Miscarriage of Justice) Steven Avery: Innocent or Guilty?
97,187. Steven Avery: Innocent or Guilty? … Wrongfully convicted and spent eighteen years in prison for a crime he didn’t commit only to find himself back behind bars two years later charged in a separate case. (Murder & Miscarriage of Justice) ibid.
97,188. 1985: Peggy picked Steven from a photo array and he was arrested. But Steven denied it [rape] and had an alibi. At his trial sixteen witnesses took the stand to swear Steven was with them on the afternoon of the attack. (Murder & Miscarriage of Justice) ibid.
97,189. ‘Breaking news out of Calumet County: a horrifying account of what prosecutors say happened to Teresa Halbach.’ (Murder & Miscarriage of Justice) ibid. television news
97,190. Was Steven Avery framed? (Murder & Miscarriage of Justice) ibid.
97,191. ‘Making a Murderer’ Left Out Crucial Facts,’ Prosecutor Says. (Murder & Miscarriage of Justice) The New York Times article
125,529. DNA frees man after 18 years: Manitowoc: New DNA evidence that a Manitowoc County man who spent the past 17 years in prison for sexual assault did not commit the crime, District Attorney Mark Rohrer said Wednesday. (Murder & Miscarriage of Justice) Making a Murderer s1e1: Eighteen Years Lost, Herald Times Reporter headline, Netflix 2015
125,530. They had the evidence back then I didn’t do it. (Murder & Miscarriage of Justice) ibid. Avery
125,534. Steven did not fit that description. (Murder & Miscarriage of Justice) ibid. Reesa Evans, Steven’s appointed lawyer
125,535. There isn’t one iota of physical evidence in this case that connects Steven Avery to it. (Murder & Miscarriage of Justice) ibid. Stephen Glynn, Steven’s civil rights lawyer
125,536. At the age of 23, Steven is found guilty of Sexual Assault, Attempted Murder and False Imprisonment. He is sentenced to 32 years in prison. (Murder & Miscarriage of Justice) ibid. caption
125,537. From 1986 to 1994, Steven appeals his conviction up to the Wisconsin Supreme Court. All of his appeals are denied. (Murder & Miscarriage of Justice) ibid.
125,538. In 2001 the Wisconsin Innocence Project agrees to take Steven’s case. (Murder & Miscarriage of Justice) ibid.
125,539. DNA: And that somebody was Gregory Allen. (Murder & Miscarriage of Justice) ibid. expert
125,540. Police were watching man now linked to Avery case: Sheriff ignored Manitowoc department’s suggestion of Allen as suspect in sexual assault, deputy chief says. (Murder & Miscarriage of Justice) ibid. newspaper article
125,554. In December 2003 the Avery Task Force begins hearings to review police and prosecutorial practices statewide. Steven is the first to testify. The Avery Task Force makes recommendations for criminal justice reforms. The State Legislature begins drafting The Avery Bill. (Murder & Miscarriage of Justice) Making a Murderer s1e2: Turning the Tables, captions
125,555. 1995: Gregory Allen is arrested for sexual assault in Brown County. Andrew Colborn [Corrections Officer] receives call about inmate confession. (Murder & Miscarriage of Justice) ibid.
125,556. 2005: October 11: Lt. Lenk and Sandy Morris are deposed; October 13: Sgt. Colborn, Judy Dvorak and Sheriff Petersen are deposed; October 26: Eugene Kusche is deposed; October 31: Teresa Halbach is last seen; November 1: The Avery bill passes the state legislature; November 3: Teresa Halbach is reported missing. (Murder & Miscarriage of Justice) ibid.
125,557. All I can think is they’re trying to railroad me again. (Murder & Miscarriage of Justice) ibid. Avery, rozzers raid Avery property
125,558. The Averys are not allowed on their property while law enforcement conducts an 8-day search. (Murder & Miscarriage of Justice) ibid. caption
125,559. It appears that an attempt was made to dispose of a body by an incendiary means; pieces of bone and teeth were found on the Avery property. (Murder & Miscarriage of Justice) ibid. rozzers’ press conference
125,609. At the preliminary hearing the judge will decide if there is sufficient evidence to bind Steven over for trial. (Murder & Miscarriage of Justice) Making a Murderer s1e3: Plight of the Accused, caption
125,610. I’m sick of this world. I’m sick of suffering. (Murder & Miscarriage of Justice) ibid. Avery
125,611. Something got set up. (Murder & Miscarriage of Justice) ibid. woman in bar
125,612. What a story! (Murder & Miscarriage of Justice) ibid. television news presenter
125,613. Brendan [Dassey: Avery’s nephew and co-accusee] gave his first statement to investigators 4 months earlier, the day after Teresa’s RAV4 was found. He told them he had no contact with Teresa and had no knowledge of what happened to her. (Murder & Miscarriage of Justice) ibid. caption
125,614. On February 27th, investigators Mark Wiegert and Tom Fassbender do to Brendan’s high school, taken him out of class and question him alone. After then speaking with Barb, they question Brendan 3 more times without a lawyer present. (Murder & Miscarriage of Justice) ibid.
125,615. Horrific details revealed: DA: Avery and his nephew raped, tortured and killed Teresa Halbech. (Murder & Miscarriage of Justice) Making a Murderer s1e4: Indefensible, Herald Times Reporter headline
125,616. Steven Avery says his nephew, Brendan Dassey, isn’t very smart. And that Dassey was coerced into confessing. (Murder & Miscarriage of Justice) ibid. television news
125,617. Over the course of three and a half hours, Mark and Tom obtain another confession from Brendan. Brendan’s lawyer, Len Kachinsky, is not present. (Murder & Miscarriage of Justice) ibid. caption125,636. One guy’s name just kept coming up … Lieutenant James Lenk. Lenk is the guy who finds the key … We looked in Steven’s old 1985 case file in the clerk’s office: some items from that court file ultimately proved to exonerate Steven: interestingly enough, the transmittal form that goes with the evidence in 2002 to the crime lab is filled out by none other than at that time Detective Sergeant James Lenk. And I said to myself, Woe! (Murder & Miscarriage of Justice) ibid. defense co-counsel Dean Strang
125,637. Some officer went into that file, opened it up, took a sample of Steven Avery’s blood and planted it in the Rav4. (Murder & Miscarriage of Justice) ibid.
125,638. As he heads to trial, Steven faces 4 charges: 1st degree intentional homicide; mutilation of a corpse; felon in possession of a firearm; false imprisonment. (Murder & Miscarriage of Justice) Making a Murderer s1e5: The Last Person to See Teresa Alive, caption
125,639. If they would be willing to go to that length of planting the key … then the blood follows easily. (Murder & Miscarriage of Justice) ibid. Jerome Buting, defense co-counsel
125,640. March 1 2006: The day of Brendan’s arrest, and 4 months after initial searches, law enforcement returns to Steven’s property to search for additional evidence. (Murder & Miscarriage of Justice) Making a Murderer s1e6: Testing the Evidence
125,641. Where is the [large splatter of] blood? (Murder & Miscarriage of Justice) ibid. Steven’s father
125,674. All three of us knew at the same time that this [car key] was a very important piece of evidence. (Murder & Miscarriage of Justice) Making a Murderer s1e7: Framing Defense, Sergeant Colborn, evidence on stand
125,675. There was a conflict of interest there … Probably the most serious violation … They didn’t implement the procedure that would follow a conflict of interest – quite simply, to totally back off. (Murder & Miscarriage of Justice) ibid. Pete Baetz, Dean & Jerry’s investigator, Lieutenant-Deputy Sheriff Illinois 1970-1996
125,706. The week before the State rests their case they announce that the FBI has the results of its newly developed EDTA test. At a hearing, Judge Willis rules that the test results are admissible [not detected]. (Murder & Miscarriage of Justice) ibid. caption
125,707. It’s such a despicable allegation. (Murder & Miscarriage of Justice) ibid. prosecution