re: New Netflix docu-series "Making a Murderer" (Spoilers)

They checked the phone records I believe those calls mentioned in the series wasnt Avery. They were coming before she even met Avery. They showed that in the series to introduce the idea of someone else that could have done the murder

Man, this story is full of creepy frickers. Here's my power rankings:

Colburn

Lenk

The step-dad

Her ex.. really set off my creep alarms and definitely knows more about this

Her brother.. ditto

The head prosecutor

Pretty much the entire Avery clan

SO many things that were teased but never answered. Crazy shite.

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Man, this story is full of creepy frickers. Here's my power rankings:

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You left off Avery himself..

That is the problem with the documentary and what everybody seems to be forgetting (which is why the jury convicted him). He is a violent felon with a proven history of abusing women. He has served 3 different prison sentences (justly) for 3 felony convictions. He was also suspected in numerous other crimes, includes raping a woman that wouldn't testify because of Avery intimidating her. He had orders of protection placed against him by his ex-gf. He wrote to his ex-wife threatening to kill and dis-member her. He is a deviant that bought bdsm gear and told fellow inmates that he wanted to build a rape chamber.. This is the guy everybody wants released now. It's just amazing..

That's the problem, none of us saw everything. The closing arguments alone took 2 days. I was angry after watching the show and I still want the police/DA's office to be investigated and punished for horrible practices. But I never felt that letting Avery go was an option and the more I read about him the less I feel sympathy. I am disgusted that people are treating him like a victim. He is a criminal, plain and simple.

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Too many weird things going on with the evidence and the courrpt police department for me to think he did it.

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There was definitely some corrupt stuff going on with the police, but he did that shite.

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The prosecution was only about getting this dude
Convicted.

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Well, that is their job.

Just finished this about an hour ago. (Spoilers)

Spoilers:

After reading around on the internet, I think Steve Avery is most likely guilty and the world is a better place with him behind bars. I think Brendan Dassey may have helped or saw something but is too mentally retarded to be sentenced to at least fifty years in prison for 1st degree murder.

I also think the documentary was less about Avery and more about the judicial system's failure to presume innocence and prove guilt beyond a reasonable doubt. I don't really know what the solution is. I think Steve Avery killed Theresa Halbach. I think the state tried to make damn sure he went to prison for it and manipulated evidence. I think the courtroom was a circus. I think the fascinating coincidence of the state wrongly convicting this murder suspect tarnished any chance of an unbiased jury of peers.

I think this documentary displayed what many Americans think about our justice system, about police officers, about the law. That because of their class or race or background or reputation or intelligence, they will not be granted a fair trial with a just and true verdict.

I would like to see a comparison between this case and the Casey Anthony case. Both cases feature tons of evidence to convict along with reasonable doubt; however, the one called innocent was young and pretty and the one called guilty was an outcast.

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Pin Prick in the blood vial - seals the deal. Nobody does that - you are not allowed to do that - labs don't do that. Broken seal, removed blood...etc. That's about as clear cut as you can get for reasonable doubt.

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Wow, just totally wrong. How is the tube filled then? The pin prick is how the blood gets into the tube (LINK Once again, you just saw it on the show and assumed that it had to be true. The blood was tested numerous times for DNA after it was collected. So the seal would have to be broken to remove a specimen. Sorry to burst your bubble on that one..

The most interesting thing about this documentary is that the most moral people involved with this case were the defense attorneys. I mean, they were the most believable and likable people in this documentary. On top of that, the prosecution and the sheriff's department were complete jack asses. That was the main thing that drove the documentary. I do believe that ultimately Steve committed the crime, but damn those defense attorneys were fantastic. Although I believed about 80% of what they said, I still think Steve was guilty.