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Making a Murderer is released on Netflix
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Hacker group claims to have evidence
A hacker group called "Anonymous" claims to have evidence and phone records that could show that the two officers who were involved in both investigations were involved in questionable conduct.
[http://www.businessinsider.com/anonymous-helps-making-a-murderer-subject-steven-avery-2015-12]
No information was released.
[https://www.bustle.com/articles/133302-will-anonymous-release-any-steven-avery-evidence-the-group-is-staying-silent] -
A change.org petition for the president to pardon Steven Avery is signed over 183,000 times.
A change.org petition for the president to pardon Steven Avery is signed over 183,000 times.
[http://time.com/4165678/making-a-murderer-petition/?xid=time_socialflow_facebook=] -
Kathleen Zellner announces that she will be taking over Avery's appeals in the hopes of overturning his conviction
Kathleen Zellner announces that her firm, along with the legal director of the Midwest Innocence Project, will assume Avery’s representation. She hopes to add Avery to her list of wrongful conviction exonerations.
[http://people.com/crime/making-a-murderer-subject-steven-avery-represented-by-kathleen-zellner/] -
Steven Avery's brother, Earl, grants first interview about case
Earl Avery believes that Steven should be a free man and claims that he told investigators information that proved Halbach was not murdered on their property.
[http://www.tmj4.com/news/local-news/steven-averys-brother-earl-grants-first-interview-about-case] -
U.S. District Court orders Dassey to be freed from prison within 90 days unless the case is appealed.
Federal magistrate William Duffin of Milwaukee overturns Dassey's conviction. http://bigstory.ap.org/article/3e5bb3947bbc4506937efe10bb2203b4/federal-court-orders-release-man-featured-murderer?utm_campaign=SocialFlow&utm_source=Twitter&utm_medium=AP -
Zellner claims there are new findings that should set Avery free
New findings, an alternate suspect, and further test may set Avery free.
[http://www.businessinsider.com/making-a-murderer-steven-avery-lawyer-new-evidence-suspect-2016-8] -
Zellner made her long-awaited visit to the Manitowoc County Courthouse.
Zellner claims that "We are going to get to the bottom of who killed Teresa Halbach." She requests that the blood and DNA found at the crime scene to be dated to see if it was planted.
[http://www.cbsnews.com/news/making-a-murderer-steven-avery-attorney-seeks-more-evidence-testing-kathleen-zellner/] -
Judge Orders Brendan Dassey Released From Prison
Judge William Duffin issues a ruling ordering that Dassey be released from prison as the Wisconsin Department of Justice tries to appeal Duffin's August ruling that overturned Dassey's murder conviction.
[http://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2016/11/14/502047860/judge-orders-brendan-dassey-of-making-a-murderer-released-from-prison] -
Court blocks the release of Brendan Dassey
US Department of Justice lodged an appeal which prevents Dassey from being freed. He will remain in prison pending the outcome of the appeal.
http://www.cnn.com/2016/11/17/us/making-murderer-court-blocks-brendan-dassey-release/ -
'Making a Murderer' investigator reveals he still has questions.
'Making a Murderer' investigator Tom Fassbender admits that he still has questions about the murder of Theresa Halbach.
[http://www.foxnews.com/us/2017/02/15/making-murderer-investigator-opens-up-on-cases-unanswered-questions.html]
