For those who haven’t watched the 10-episode docuseries, one of the most shocking moments is Dassey’s confession. Dassey’s lawyers had argued that the confession was coerced.
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Nirider says Dassey is in shock and wants badly to come home.
The trial became the subject of 2015’s Netflix series Making A Murderer and cast major doubts on the investigation by the Manitowoc County Sheriff department and the verdict.
As previously reported, Avery’s attorney Kathleen Zellner issued a statement to Access Hollywood after Friday’s ruling. The judge found that confession was involuntary in a 91-page decision. Avery has filed a notice of appeal in his own case. Zellner said in a statement that she’s confident that Avery’s conviction will eventually be overturned “when an unbiased court” reviews new evidence. She believes Avery is guilty of killing and raping photographer Teresa Halbach.
The judge said that this, along with “Dassey’s age, intellectual deficits, and the absence of a supportive adult”, meant the confession was “involuntary”.
The lawyer who has taken on Steven Avery’s appeal has said her client is “so happy” to hear his nephew’s conviction for the same murder has been overturned by a judge. The documentary makes a strong case for how Dassey’s constitutional rights were violated, especially considering his learning disability.
Dassey, now 26, was a teenager at the time of his conviction and Earl told Access that the ordeal has been incredibly tough.
In 2007, he was convicted of first-degree intentional homicide, second-degree sexual assault, and mutilation of a corpse by a jury in Wisconsin and told he could not apply for parole until 2048.
“Making a Murderer” filmmakers Laura Ricciardi and Moria Demos shared their reaction to Dassey’s overturned conviction and hinted that their series may chronicle this latest turn of events.
However, while Avery was said to be “happy” for his nephew, the court order does not affect his case, which gained global attention through the hit Netflix doxumentary.
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