In 1985, Steven Avery was charged with aggravated assault, battery and rape by Penny Beernsten. He has had minor run-ins with the law before. As a teenager, he went to prison for breaking into a bar, returned to prison rather quickly – after setting a cat on fire – later, because he threatened his cousin with a shotgun. Although Avery had an alibi that was corroborated by more than a dozen people, Beerntsen’s testimony prevailed, identifying Steven as the perpetrator of the assault.
Steven Avery was twice convicted of rape and released from prison. Then he was also charged with murder
Steven Avery was sentenced to 32 years for rape and attempted murder. Although he claimed not to have committed the charges against him, he pleaded guilty in order to leave before the end of his sentence. He was released after 18 years.
In 2002, DNA tests were performed that confirmed Avery’s innocence. The genetic material belonged to Gregory Allen, who was already in prison for sexual assault at the time. Steven tries to prove that the police wanted to frame him for the crime. He demands compensation from the sheriff and the prosecutor handling his case.
In 2005, Avery’s situation changes dramatically again. In October, 25-year-old Auto Trader photographer Teresa Halbach was reported missing. The last job she got was to take pictures at “Avery’s Auto Salvage”, a junkyard owned by Steven Avery’s family. Soon, the police found the burnt and buried remains of the photographer under the man’s house. In November of the same year, Avery was charged with murder, kidnapping and sexual assault, and mutilation of Halbach’s corpse. Also sentenced was 16-year-old Brendan Dassey, who appeared in court for complicity.
A Netflix series was created about them. Steven Avery and Brandan Dassey still in prison?
The boy pleaded guilty to the charges against him. He said that he took part in the rape of Teresa, and that Steven was responsible for killing and burning her. Both were sentenced to life imprisonment, but Dassey had the option of seeking a reduced sentence in 2048. It is worth adding here that the 16-year-old was extremely susceptible to any suggestions, because he is a person with an intellectual disability. Despite the lack of physical evidence to confirm the teenager’s words, the verdict was passed.
Avery appealed the court’s decision for years. He last applied for exemption in August 2022. Currently, Steven is being held at Fox Lake Correctional Facility. He was transferred to prison in June after years spent in a maximum security facility.
Brendan is also fighting for freedom. Like eu.postcrescent.com, he is 33 today and is in Oshkosh Correctional Facility. Based on the improbable stories of two convicts, the documentary “Making a Murderer” was created, which clearly advocates for the prisoners and points out the injustice of the court and the inefficiency of the police. The show’s creators were sued by a former Manitowoc County Sheriff’s Office detective for defamation. On March 10, 2023, a federal judge ruled that punishing Netflix and the creators of the series for the content of the documentary would be groundless.
Source: Gazeta
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