Brendan Dassey

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    ‘Making a Murderer’s’ Brendan Dassey Loses Bid to Take Case to Supreme Court

    The U.S. Supreme Court has declined to take up the case of Wisconsin teen Brendan Dassey, who was featured in the hit Netflix documentary series “Making a Murderer.” Dassey is serving a life sentence after being convicted along with his uncle, Steven Avery, in separate jury trials for the 2005 rape and murder of photographer Teresa […]

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    ‘Making a Murderer’ Confession Was Coerced, Federal Court Rules

    Brendan Dassey, the subject of Netflix's Making a Murderer, has been awarded a new trial on the basis that his confession to police had been coerced.

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    ‘Making a Murderer’: Season 2 Is Coming This Year

    The first season, shot over the course of 10 years, followed Steven Avery’s wrongful conviction of sexual assault and attempted murder in a 1985 case, as well as his 2007 trial and conviction for the murder of Teresa Halbach. Avery’s nephew, Brendan Dassey, was also convicted as an accessory to the crime. Since the show became a huge hit for Netflix, a We the People petition was signed by more than 100,000 people to pardon Avery and Dassey.

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    ‘Making a Murderer’: Brendan Dassey Conviction Overturned by Federal Judge

    A federal court in Wisconsin has overturned the conviction of a man found guilty of helping his uncle kill Teresa Halbach in a case profiled in the Netflix documentary Making of a Murderer. The U.S. District Court in Milwaukee on Friday overturned Brendan Dassey’s conviction and ordered him freed within 90 days unless the case is appealed. Dassey confessed to helping his uncle Steven Avery carry out the rape and murder of Halbach, but attorneys argued that the confession was coerced.

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    'Making a Murderer' Merchandise You Can Buy Now, Plus Listen to Brad Dassey's 'They Didn't Do It' Rap Song

    As Steven Avery’s case re-enters the Wisconsin judicial system courtesy of a newly filed appeal, the subject of Netflix’s blockbuster true crime docuseries, Making a Murderer can take heart in knowing that his supporters are finding creative ways to show their spirit. To donate directly to the cause, you can visit their online legal fund, which also includes an evidence library and complete transcripts for the trial of Avery’s nephew and accused accomplice, Brendan Dassey.