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‘Making a Murderer’ rebuttal ‘Convicting a Murderer’ launches ad
The new series is expected to air this Summer.
Read More »(UPDATED) ‘Making a Murderer’ rebuttal series called ‘Convicting a Murderer’ to air on DAILYWIRE+
“Convicting a Murderer," a rebuttal series to Netflix’s “Making a Murderer,” has found a new streaming home with DailyWire+, according to the show's director, Shawn Rech, with Transition Studios.
Read More »Updated: ‘Making a Murderer’ defamation case against Netflix dismissed, summary judgment granted
On Friday, March 10, 2023, a defamation suit against Netflix and the "Making a Murderer" creators Moira Demos and Laura Ricciardi was dismissed when a U.S. District Court judge in Milwaukee granted two motions for summary judgment.
Read More »‘Making a Murderer’ rebuttal to air early summer in new series called ‘Convicting a Murderer – A Season of Truth’
They’re back and coming to a television screen near you. Steven Avery, Ken Kratz, Andrew Colborn, Tom Fassbender may soon return to your living room in a never-been-seen-before series, “Convicting a Murderer.”
Read More »Wisconsin cases have ‘starring’ role in crime documentaries (CHART)
Court nixes new trial for Steven Avery
The Wisconsin Court of Appeals on Wednesday rejected a request by "Making a Murderer" subject Steven Avery for a new trial.
Read More »Attorney: Steven Avery infected with COVID-19
The Wisconsin man whose criminal case was featured in Netlfix's "Making a Murderer" documentary has contracted COVID-19 in prison, his attorney said Wednesday.
Read More »250 sign letter supporting Dassey’s petition for clemency
Nearly 250 people sent an open letter to Gov. Tony Evers in support of Brendan Dassey's petition for executive clemency.
Read More »Steven Avery files promised appeal
The attorney representing Steven Avery, whose criminal case was featured in the Netflix series "Making a Murderer," is seeking a new trial or evidentiary hearing.
Read More »Dassey seeks pardon, commutation
A man convicted of rape and murder when he was a teenager and whose story was documented in the 2015 Netflix series "Making a Murderer" is asking Wisconsin's governor for a pardon or commutation of his life sentence, attorneys said on Wednesday.
Read More »Detective sues Netflix over ‘Making a Murderer’
A former detective is suing the filmmakers who produced the Netflix series "Making a Murderer" alleging the documentary defamed him.
Read More »After making a hit, ‘Making a Murderer’ returns with more
The "Making a Murderer" filmmakers were in many ways in a race against the clock to make part two of their series, now streaming on Netflix.
Read More »Steven Avery lawyers help start non-profit to reform use of forensic science
A University of Wisconsin Law School professor and Steven Avery’s former lawyers have begun a non-profit foundation dedicated to reforming how forensic science is used in the criminal-justice system.
Read More »‘Making a Murderer’ sequel to premiere Oct. 19
A sequel to the popular "Making a Murderer" documentary series is set to premiere Oct. 19 on Netflix.
Read More »Judge: Avery can’t add CD to evidence
A judge says a convict featured in the "Making a Murderer" Netflix series can't supplement his appellate record with a CD his attorneys say contains exculpatory evidence.
Read More »US Supreme Court declines to hear Dassey case
The U.S. Supreme Court said Monday it won't weigh in on the case of a teenager convicted of rape and murder whose story was documented in the Netflix series "Making a Murderer."
Read More »Supreme Court reschedules ‘Making a Murderer’ conference
The U.S. Supreme Court has rescheduled a conference where it was to consider whether it should review the conviction of an inmate featured in the "Making a Murderer" documentary series.
Read More »State: High court shouldn’t review ‘Making a Murderer’ case
Wisconsin Department of Justice attorneys are asking the U.S. Supreme Court to reject a request to review the conviction of an inmate featured in the "Making a Murderer" documentary series.
Read More »Avery denied new trial, again
A Wisconsin man convicted of first-degree intentional homicide in a case featured on the Netflix series "Making A Murderer" has once again been denied a new trial.
Read More »Meeting the challenge to Wisconsin’s criminal jury instruction 140
Kenosha County criminal defense attorney Michael Cicchini is on a quest to revise what he considers Wisconsin’s deeply flawed jury instruction concerning the presumption of innocence and the burden of proof.
Read More »Avery attorney wants judge to reconsider denial of new trial
An attorney for a Wisconsin man convicted of homicide in a case featured on the Netflix series "Making A Murderer" is again asking a judge to reconsider a previous ruling rejecting a request for a new trial.
Read More »Avery attorneys say new evidence warrants another trial
The lawyers representing a Wisconsin man convicted of homicide in a case featured on the Netflix series "Making A Murderer" are asking a circuit court to reconsider a ruling rejecting a request for a new trial.
Read More »Avery denied new trial
A Wisconsin man convicted in the killing of a woman that was the focus of the hit Netflix series "Making a Murderer" has been denied a request for a new trial.
Read More »Judges appear split in ‘Making a Murderer’ appeal (UPDATE)
A federal appeals court will consider arguments Tuesday over whether detectives tricked a Wisconsin inmate featured in the "Making a Murderer" series into confessing and whether he should go free in a case that puts police practices in the spotlight.
Read More »Full federal court agrees to hear appeal in Dassey case
The full federal 7th Circuit Court of Appeals will review a ruling overturning the conviction of a Wisconsin inmate featured in the "Making a Murderer" documentary.
Read More »Appeals court: No immediate release for Dassey
A Wisconsin inmate featured in the hit Netflix series "Making a Murderer" lost another bid Wednesday to get out of prison while state attorneys fight a ruling overturning his conviction.
Read More »State wants Dassey to stay in jail
Wisconsin attorneys asked a federal appeals court Monday to keep an inmate featured in the Netxflix series "Making a Murderer" behind bars while they fight a second ruling overturning his conviction.
Read More »CRITIC’S CORNER: ‘Mistakes were made’: A reply to Michael Griesbach
Wisconsin prosecutor Michael Griesbach recently wrote, “To be sure, mistakes were made in the Avery case.”
Read More »A timeline of events in the Brendan Dassey case
A federal appeals panel affirmed a lower court's ruling that Brendan Dassey's confession was improperly obtained in a Wisconsin killing that was the focus of the Netflix series "Making a Murderer."
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