Amid the peak of buzz over Netflix’s obsessively-watched true crime documentary Making A Murderer, Ms. Beernsten has released her personal reactions to the documentary and to Avery’s exoneration. A White House petition calling for President Obama to pardon Avery amassed more than 100,000 signatures, enough to qualify for a White House review, though the administration ultimately said Obama can’t pardon Avery because his was a state conviction.
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That case led Wisconsin state legislators to pass the Avery Bill to prevent wrongful convictions.
In a statement provided to TheWrap, Illinois-based attorney Kathleen Zellner said, “We are continuing to examine every aspect of Mr. Avery’s case and all of his legal options”. Both Avery and Dassey were convicted and sentenced to life terms, but only Dassey is eligible for parole – in 2048. His case is being appealed in federal court.
Schimel said Monday if evidence not heard by a jury that raises doubt about the convictions of Avery and nephew Brendan Dassey was brought to the DOJ, “we’d certainly take that seriously”.
Gov. Walker has said he would not pardon Avery. The post below links back to an August 2011 decision that was made by a three-judge panel of the Wisconsin Court of Appeals who upheld Avery’s conviction.
Those flaws include the potential for investigators to coerce false confessions from suspects, and the possibility of errors in analyzing forensic evidence, Findley said, though he stopped short of saying that’s what happened in the Avery and Dassey cases.
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Grace told Entertainment Tonight of one of the most discussed documentary’s in recent history, “It’s a beautifully put together documentary that leaves out over half the story”, adding, “When you really look at the forensic evidence, Steven Avery is guilty of murdering Teresa Halbach”. At the time of Avery’s arrest, he had a $36 million civil lawsuit pending against Manitowoc County for his 18-year imprisonment for a rape he did not commit.
