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The Case Of Steven Avery

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Would you confess to a murder you didn't commit? Curious? Here's the ongoing case against Steven Avery. Steven Avery is a man from Manitowoc County, Wisconsin, who was wrongfully convicted of sexual assault and attempted murder in 1985. He was sent to prison for 18 years before being exonerated in 2003 from DNA evidence. But again in 2005, Steven Avery was arrested for the murder of Teresa Halbach, a 25-year-old photographer. His arrest gained media attention quickly due to his previous arrest and his family being on the news defending her son for being falsely accused. Many civilians have questioned his arrest and are involved with this case along with his 16-year-old nephew Brendan dassy, who was also accused of murdering Teresa Halbach. This essay will conclude with the evidence of why Steven Avery and Brendan Dassey are not guilty of the Teresa Halbach murder. The evidence used to prosecute Steven was circumstantial evidence. No fingerprints were pointing to Steven or Brenden at the “crime scene”. During this trial, the Manitowoc county police department was excused from holding the trial since it is out of county and they showed significantly biased opinions of steven. Previous to this Steven had filed a civil lawsuit against the county for wrongful conviction in 1985 which might have led to a desire for revenge on the part of county officials. …show more content…

There was a bullet with Teresa's DNA on it yet it took police 6 entire months to find it after searching his garage after they searched it multiple times beforehand and yet again they failed to take any photographic evidence. There were reports of the evidence being mishandled and rumors of the officers planting evidence to secure Stevens' conviction along with Brendan's. This caused concern about the honesty and justice of Steven's

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