Netflix: Making a Murderer

[mw2530]

Has anyone watched this documentary on netflix? It follows a murder trial and the accused along with the families of the accused. Part of the reason I was interested is I don't live that far from where the trial took place as well as the murder. But the documentary has made the story known internationally. It is one of the strangest stories.

After watching the documentary, I thought both the uncle and nephew were innocent. But then I have heard the documentary is somewhat biased in favor of the accused. It's difficult to know who to believe. I do feel bad for the nephew, since it seems like he was unable to defend himself and was easily taken advantage of during the police interrogations.

In any event, it is a such a sad story because it resulted in several people's lives being ruined or taken from them.

 

[Major Tom]

I watched that twice, I believe that it was a setup or at closest someone else on the property killed her. Brendan was coerced into a confession, and they found zero physical evidence anywhere where the crimes where supposed to have taken place. Everyone knew about the murder and already had it in their minds that they were guilty, I believe even the jurors.
The whole case is flimsy as hell. It was a good show though, and of course everything has a bias, but so was everyone towards Stephen Avery and Brendan Dassey at that period in time all throughout Wisconsin.

 

[sarepta]

Watched the show when it came out and enjoyed it. However, as you mention, some have pointed out that the creators of the documentary had left out important evidence when making the series.
Hard to know what to think...
All the evidence Making a Murderer left out
Questioning the Evidence in the ‘Making a Murderer’ Case
Making a Murderer directors defend series: 'Of course we left out evidence'

And the subreddit - Making a Murderer • r/MakingaMurderer

 

[Suzanne]

Reminds me of the book I am reading right now. 5 little pigs, by Agatha Christie, which, of course it fiction.

There is a case on now, where a female friend went on holiday with this mother, grandmother and son, and both grandmother and son are saying that the female friend had sex with him. She is claiming she is innocent and well, the couple of pictures of her, do not show a woman who would have said such crude things to the boy.

I found it interesting, the account of the gran actually. She was explicit in her wording of sexual things.

At the moment, I am inclined to veer towards believing the female friend that she is innocent.

 

[Major Tom]

I found this interesting :

You can also see all of the interviews with Brendan Dassey on YouTube. I believe he is innocent.

 

[sarepta]

I think this is also a very interesting True Crime documentary.
Paradise Lost Trilogy

 

[mw2530]

Brendan's first court appointed lawyer was a complete joke. His private investigator was practically celebrating when he coerced a confession out of him. And they were supposed to be helping him! How his confession was not thrown out is beyond me.

 

[mw2530]

Regarding Steven Avery's trial there are a few big items that lead me to believe he is innocent.
The one deputy called in the victims license plate number to run it and see if anything came back. It came back as a missing person. Then the deputy says "a Rav 4" It seems clear to me that the deputy must be looking at the vehicle while calling it in. But how could this be when a volunteer was the first one to find the vehicle? The recording was played during the trial. I thought the defense should have hammered this a little more.
Why was there minimal to no blood in Avery's house or garage?
Why was there blood in the vehicle? If the victim died in the house or garage then there would be no need to transport the body since it was burned near the house.

 

[mw2530]

Speaking of this case, the first story on the local news right now was that Avery was denied a new trial today. Over 10 years after the trial, the story still gets coverage. When I was still in high school, I recall the investigation and trial being on the local news constantly. At the time, I was tired of hearing about it, but I didn't really know much of the story.