Netflix Under Fire For Excluding Critical Prosecution Evidence In ‘Making of a Murderer’ Series
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It’s the latest cult TV show and became a sensation across America over the holidays – but Netflix’s Making a Murderer is now under fire for leaving vital evidence out of its ‘documentary’ coverage.
The 10-episode Netflix series revolves around the murder of freelance photographer Teresa Halbach, 25, in Manitowoc, Wisconsin. Steven Avery and his nephew Brendan Dassey were convicted in March 2007 and have remained imprisoned since.
However, the series – following in the footsteps of the acclaimed true-crime shows Serial and HBO’s The Jinx – has raised questions over the convictions and has prompted nearly 250,000 to sign petitions demanding the pair’s release.
Now, those who believe the convictions were correct, and that includes me, are fighting back claiming the popular show purposely excluded evidence which painted Avery in a bad light.
According to those close to the case, this evidence includes the fact Avery met Halbach wearing just a towel and called her three times on the day she disappeared.
Halbach first went to Avery’s home in 2005 to feature him in a photo shoot commissioned by AutoTrader.
Ken Kratz, the ex-Calumet County District Attorney told People, he met her ‘just wearing a towel’ and left her terrified.
‘She was creeped out [by him]. She [went to her employer and] said she would not go back because she was scared of him,’ Kratz said.
According to the New York Daily News, the trial did not include the incident because a judge’s ruling over the lack of details.
Avery later requested that AutoTrader magazine dispatch ‘that same girl who was here last time’ on October 31, 2005.
Halbach went missing that same day.
Kratz told People that as a way to get Halbach to show up, Avery provided the phone number and name of his sister.
Kratz also claims phone records have been left out of the popular series.
‘Phone records show three calls from Avery to Teresa’s cell phone on Oct. 31.One at 2:24 [p.m.], and one at 2:35 – both calls Avery uses the *67 feature so Teresa doesn’t know it him… both placed before she arrives.
‘Then one last call at 4:35 p.m., without the *67 feature.
‘Avery first believes he can simply say she never showed up… so tries to establish the alibi call after she’s already been there, hence the 4:35 call.
‘She will never answer of course, so he doesn’t need the *67 feature for that last call,’ he said.
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My Facebook page is filled with idiots crying over this killer, and giving no thought to his victim. Like you said Mike they are FB School of Law Graduates and are clueless.
I carefully watched that show and evaluated the evidence. It was clear that Netflix was trying to make the murdering scumbag into an innocent, sympathetic figure, so they left out important evidence which pointed to his guilt.
I watched it was well Tim, and reached the same conclusion. The cop haters and graduates of the FB school of law, however, are out in force convinced of this killer’s innocence. Instead of mourning the victim their sympathy is with this piece of shit. What a world we live it….