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Brendan Ray Dassey (born October 19, 1989) is an American prisoner from Manitowoc County, Wisconsin, who was convicted of being a party to first-degree murder, mutilation of a corpse, and second-degree sexual assault. He was sentenced to life in prison with the earliest possibility of parole in 2048.
As of May 2006, Avery was the only one of the Innocence Project's 174 exonerees to have been charged with a violent crime after release. [13] In March 2006, Avery's nephew, Brendan Dassey, was charged as an accessory after he confessed under interrogation to having helped Avery kill Halbach and dispose of the body. [30]
Since the release of Netflix's "Making a Murderer" in 2015, Avery and his nephew Brendan Dassey have gained international notoriety. A case that was well-known in the Manitowoc area after Halbach ...
Making a Murderer is an American true crime documentary television series written and directed by Laura Ricciardi and Moira Demos.The show tells the story of Steven Avery, a man from Manitowoc County, Wisconsin, who served 18 years in prison (1985–2003) after his wrongful conviction for the sexual assault and attempted murder of Penny Beerntsen.
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Kathleen Zellner is an American attorney who has worked extensively in wrongful conviction advocacy. Notable clients Zellner has represented include Steven Avery (who was the subject of the 2015 and 2018 Netflix series Making a Murderer), Kevin Fox (who was falsely accused of murdering his daughter), Ryan W. Ferguson, Larry Eyler, and 19 exonerees who are listed in the National Registry of ...
'Making a Murderer' subject Brendan Dassey should be released while the government appeals his overturned conviction 'Making a Murderer': Brendan Dassey's lawyers make new bid for his release Skip ...