"Making a Murderer" -- Netflix documentary series
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re: "Making a Murderer" -- Netflix documentary series
This was an easy binge. Watched the first two episodes the first night and the next 8 the day after. Really easy to get into, very entertaining. Though I think they could have told the same story just as well in 8 hours but this was great storytelling nonetheless.
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I watched 5 episodes. I have read a few articles about this while watching. So far I like this show and I agree with another poster there is too much lingering shots of the salvage yard and the family sitting around. I find myself feeling bad anytime Steven's mom appears.
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#34
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I read an article where one of the prosecutors (forget which one) claimed that 80-90% of the forensic evidence from the trial was not included on the documentary. I'd like to know what that evidence is, if true. As it stands now for me after finishing the series, I personally believe Brendan is 100% innocent. Avery I'm not so sure of... I'm only about 75% sure of his innocence. Which would be enough for me to say not guilty had I been on the jury (assuming the documentary gave an accurate portrayal of the forensic evidence).
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Wow, started this last night (watched 6 episodes in a row) and knocked out the last 4 this evening. Fuck the "justice" system.
Come on man, you believe a single word one of these sleazebags says?
Definitely feel Avery got fucked over and framed by the police, but man, that teen, Dassey? Life completely ruined because he was manipulated by asshole investigators only interested in a conviction, not the truth. Fuck the jurors too, morons.
I read an article where one of the prosecutors (forget which one) claimed that 80-90% of the forensic evidence from the trial was not included on the documentary. I'd like to know what that evidence is, if true. As it stands now for me after finishing the series, I personally believe Brendan is 100% innocent. Avery I'm not so sure of... I'm only about 75% sure of his innocence. Which would be enough for me to say not guilty had I been on the jury (assuming the documentary gave an accurate portrayal of the forensic evidence).
Definitely feel Avery got fucked over and framed by the police, but man, that teen, Dassey? Life completely ruined because he was manipulated by asshole investigators only interested in a conviction, not the truth. Fuck the jurors too, morons.
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re: "Making a Murderer" -- Netflix documentary series
Wow, started this last night (watched 6 episodes in a row) and knocked out the last 4 this evening. Fuck the "justice" system.
Come on man, you believe a single word one of these sleazebags says?
Definitely feel Avery got fucked over and framed by the police, but man, that teen, Dassey? Life completely ruined because he was manipulated by asshole investigators only interested in a conviction, not the truth. Fuck the jurors too, morons.
Come on man, you believe a single word one of these sleazebags says?
Definitely feel Avery got fucked over and framed by the police, but man, that teen, Dassey? Life completely ruined because he was manipulated by asshole investigators only interested in a conviction, not the truth. Fuck the jurors too, morons.
Why did we never find out about those phone calls that Teresa kept getting? There was a lot of unresolved things in this case.
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re: "Making a Murderer" -- Netflix documentary series
http://thenextweb.com/insider/2015/1...All+Stories%29
After taking on the KKK and ISIS, hacktivist group Anonymous appears to have found a new mission: assisting Steven Avery, a Wisconsin native convicted of raping and murdering photographer Teresa Halbach on flimsy evidence.
Avery is the subject of Making a Murderer, a new 10-part documentary series from Netflix. It takes viewers through his wrongful conviction and exoneration 18 years later for the rape of a woman from Manitowoc County, Wisconsin.
His troubles didn’t end when he got out of prison in 2003. Two years later, Avery and his nephew Brendan Dassey were charged with Halbach’s murder.
Some of the evidence that ensnared Avery in the case was brought forward by Manitowoc County Sheriff’s Department’s Sergeant Andrew Colborn and Sheriff’s Department Lieutenant James Lenk — evidence that was missed in numerous prior searches of Avery’s property.
The two policemen were also suspected of discovering evidence that would have cleared Avery’s name in his first major case years earlier than his eventual release. They were also named in Avery’s $36 million lawsuit against Manitowoc County.
Using a new Twitter handle, Anonymous has promised to release emails and phone records that will expose collusion between Lenk and Colborn.
If they indeed come to light and are verified, records of their correspondence could explain the police officers’ involvement in the case. Anonymous’ latest tweet suggests it may have found what it was looking for.
With only hours left before Anonymous is scheduled to release its findings, it’s worth staying tuned to the group’s Twitter handle, @OPAVERYDASSEY, for updates.
Avery is the subject of Making a Murderer, a new 10-part documentary series from Netflix. It takes viewers through his wrongful conviction and exoneration 18 years later for the rape of a woman from Manitowoc County, Wisconsin.
His troubles didn’t end when he got out of prison in 2003. Two years later, Avery and his nephew Brendan Dassey were charged with Halbach’s murder.
Some of the evidence that ensnared Avery in the case was brought forward by Manitowoc County Sheriff’s Department’s Sergeant Andrew Colborn and Sheriff’s Department Lieutenant James Lenk — evidence that was missed in numerous prior searches of Avery’s property.
The two policemen were also suspected of discovering evidence that would have cleared Avery’s name in his first major case years earlier than his eventual release. They were also named in Avery’s $36 million lawsuit against Manitowoc County.
Using a new Twitter handle, Anonymous has promised to release emails and phone records that will expose collusion between Lenk and Colborn.
If they indeed come to light and are verified, records of their correspondence could explain the police officers’ involvement in the case. Anonymous’ latest tweet suggests it may have found what it was looking for.
With only hours left before Anonymous is scheduled to release its findings, it’s worth staying tuned to the group’s Twitter handle, @OPAVERYDASSEY, for updates.
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re: "Making a Murderer" -- Netflix documentary series
During those parts, I also thought about that other case.
I finished the series today. I found this article on Fusion about theories that viewers have and there are reddit thread references. I kind lean to towards the first theory in the article.
http://fusion.net/story/249427/netfl...ened-theories/
I finished the series today. I found this article on Fusion about theories that viewers have and there are reddit thread references. I kind lean to towards the first theory in the article.
http://fusion.net/story/249427/netfl...ened-theories/
#46
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re: "Making a Murderer" -- Netflix documentary series
Well, to be fair, it was the eye witness testimony of the victim of the rape that got Avery convicted in the first place. Without that identification, there wouldn't have been much that the police couldn't have done to convict Avery without DNA, which, unfortunately, was not around at the time of the original crime. However, it is hard for me to just dismiss the other stuff that Avery had done in his younger days and simply side with the defensive side of the documentary. It is very one-sided. It is likely that we may never 100% know who did it but that is no different than many other cases out there. I find it funny that some people say that Dassey and Avery couldn't have done it but at the same time are ready to point the finger at Dassey and Scott Tadych.
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This dude can rot for all I care, having tossed a LIVE CAT into a BONFIRE. What a heinous bag. If he didn't commit the crime(s) in question, surely his character and that act alone warrants seclusion from society.
With re: to the doc, I find it terribly drawn out and could have easily been condensed into 2-3 hours segments concerning each conviction, or even in entirety. I stopped watching after a few episodes since I simply didn't care what happened to him, or the family. The first conviction did seem horribly suspect, particularly given the other guy who was eventually convicted. Was he [the guilty party] ever prosecuted and jailed? Obviously they had his DNA on record...
With re: to the doc, I find it terribly drawn out and could have easily been condensed into 2-3 hours segments concerning each conviction, or even in entirety. I stopped watching after a few episodes since I simply didn't care what happened to him, or the family. The first conviction did seem horribly suspect, particularly given the other guy who was eventually convicted. Was he [the guilty party] ever prosecuted and jailed? Obviously they had his DNA on record...
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They could have cut the run time for this in half just by editing out every time Brendon or his mom said "Yeah".