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Detective sues Netflix for defamation over 'Making a Murderer'
The latest twist in the story of Netflix's acclaimed Making a Murderer series is going to play out in the courts once again, but this time Netflix is directly involved. That's because one of the detectives in the case, Andrew Colborn, has filed a defamation lawsuit (PDF) naming the streaming company, its executives Lisa Nishimura and Adam Del Deo, documentary directors Laura Ricciardi and Moira Demos and editor Mary Manhardt as defendants. The former police officer claims that he was not a "public official," and that the documentary misrepresented him as someone who planted evidence while leaving out key information about the 2005 murder of Teresa Halbach. The filing calls out specific scenes, like a close-up shot of a blood vial with a hole in the top during episode four as "manipulated" facts that suggest evidence tampering when he says it was a result of standard testing and storage. People have called out the series for allegedly leaving out details before, but the stakes here are higher. Colburn is seeking a judgement against the defendants and also a clarification to attempt to clear his name.
'Making a Murderer: Part 2' trailer shows the fight isn't over
You no longer have to wonder how Making a Murderer: Part 2 will portray Steven Avery's continuing legal battle. Netflix has released a trailer for the second season of the documentary, and it portrays the quest to overturn Avery's conviction as an attempt to right an injustice. The production indicates that Avery's lawyer Kathleen Zellner is attempting nothing less than to "up-end the system," and suggests that there's evidence that could make Avery a free man. It also paints a sympathetic view of Avery and fellow convict Brendan Dassey.
Supreme Court won’t hear ‘Making a Murderer’ appeal
In 2015, Netflix introduced the world to Steven Avery and Brendan Dassey in its hit series Making a Murderer. The two were convicted of murdering Teresa Halbach in 2006, but Avery has insisted that he was framed and questions about law enforcement's interrogation of Dassey have persisted. Courts have gone back and forth over Dassey's conviction, but it looks like his defense has hit a major roadblock as the Supreme Court has now declined to consider the case.
Conviction overturned for one of the 'Making a Murderer' subjects
Late last year Netflix's true crime series Making a Murderer brought attention to the case of Steven Avery, and now his nephew's conviction has been overturned. Along with his uncle, Brendan Dassey was convicted of the murder of Teresa Halbach in 2006. Unlike his uncle, there was no physical evidence connecting Dassey to Halbach's disappearance, however, the then 16-year-old confessed to helping his uncle with the crime. Now, Judge William Duffin says his videotaped confession was involuntary under the fifth and fourteenth amendments, claiming techniques used by investigators made it difficult to evaluate what Dassey really knew.
