In a decision issued Thursday, a three-judge federal appeals panel upheld a lower court ruling that the confession of Brendan Dassey — whose case was the focus of Netflix’s hit true crime documentary series Making a Murderer — had been illegally obtained and that the 27-year-old should be retried for the murder of photographer Teresa Halbach or freed from his confinement, People confirms.
Dassey is serving a life sentence for first-degree intentional homicide, mutilation of a corpse and sexual assault in connection with Halbach’s death in 2005.
The case drew national attention after the premiere of Netflix’s docuseries, which cast...
Dassey is serving a life sentence for first-degree intentional homicide, mutilation of a corpse and sexual assault in connection with Halbach’s death in 2005.
The case drew national attention after the premiere of Netflix’s docuseries, which cast...
- 6/23/2017
- by Chris Harris
- PEOPLE.com
A federal appeals court has upheld the ruling that Brendan Dassey’s conviction, chronicled in Netflix’s “Making a Murderer,” was coerced and he should be released from prison, the Associated Press reported. According to local paper Wbay, the majority of the three-judge panel agreed with Judge William Duffin’s August ruling that Dassey’s confession of the murder of Teresa Halbach was involuntary and that investigators violated Dassey’s rights. “In sum, the investigators promised Dassey freedom and alliance if he told the truth and all signs suggest that Dassey took that promise literally. The pattern of questions demonstrates...
- 6/22/2017
- by Beatrice Verhoeven
- The Wrap
A little more than a year ago, Steven Avery sat in jail, convicted for the 2005 murder of 25-year-old Wisconsin photographer Teresa Halbach. His nephew, Brendan Dassey, was also behind bars for his part in the killing. Most Americans knew nothing about the case.
But that was before Making a Murderer, the Netflix docuseries that premiered on December 18, 2015. The ten-episode series explored the evidence against Avery and Dassey, raising the possibility that they could be innocent.
Making a Murderer was a commercial and critical success, with millions of viewers. The series sparked controversy and outrage across America. More than 500,000 people signed...
But that was before Making a Murderer, the Netflix docuseries that premiered on December 18, 2015. The ten-episode series explored the evidence against Avery and Dassey, raising the possibility that they could be innocent.
Making a Murderer was a commercial and critical success, with millions of viewers. The series sparked controversy and outrage across America. More than 500,000 people signed...
- 12/21/2016
- by skhelling
- PEOPLE.com
Making a Murderer‘s Brendan Dassey will remain in prison pending the state’s appeal of his overturned murder conviction, a federal court ruled Thursday — less than 48 hours before he was scheduled to be released.
“We are disappointed more than words can say,” Dassey’s attorneys at the Center on Wrongful Convictions of Youth posted online. “The fight goes on.”
The brief decision handed down by the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit granted an emergency motion to stay Dassey’s release. Authorities filed their challenge soon after a judge on Monday ordered Dassey, 27, to be freed...
“We are disappointed more than words can say,” Dassey’s attorneys at the Center on Wrongful Convictions of Youth posted online. “The fight goes on.”
The brief decision handed down by the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit granted an emergency motion to stay Dassey’s release. Authorities filed their challenge soon after a judge on Monday ordered Dassey, 27, to be freed...
- 11/17/2016
- by Adam Carlson
- PEOPLE.com
It appears that Brendan Dassey won’t be home for Thanksgiving after all. Dassey, whose story was chronicled in the Netflix docu-series “Making a Murderer,” will remain in prison pending an appeal of his overturned conviction, Attorney General Brad Schimel said Thursday. “Moments ago, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit granted the State of Wisconsin’s motion to stay U.S. Magistrate Judge William Duffin’s order to release Mr. Brendan Dassey. Mr. Dassey will remain in prison pending the outcome of the appeal,” Schimel’s office said in a release. Also Read: 'Making a Murderer...
- 11/17/2016
- by Tim Kenneally
- The Wrap
Making a Murderer subject Brendan Dassey will not be released from prison after a panel of federal appellate judges upheld a motion filed by Wisconsin prosecutors to keep him in jail as they appeal his overturned conviction, The Associated Press reports.
Dassey and his uncle, Stephen Avery, were given life sentences for the murder and sexual assault of Teresa Halbach. The Netflix docu-series Making a Murderer about the case cast doubt on the convictions and suggested that the two were framed.
While Avery remains in prison, Dassey's conviction was overturned...
Dassey and his uncle, Stephen Avery, were given life sentences for the murder and sexual assault of Teresa Halbach. The Netflix docu-series Making a Murderer about the case cast doubt on the convictions and suggested that the two were framed.
While Avery remains in prison, Dassey's conviction was overturned...
- 11/17/2016
- Rollingstone.com
A federal judge ordered on Monday that Brendan Dassey, one of the subjects of the popular Netflix series “Making a Murderer”, be released from prison while state prosecutors appeal his overturned conviction, reports CBS affiliate Wdjt. U.S. Magistrate Judge William Duffin in August overturned Dassey’s conviction in the 2005 murder of photographer Teresa Halbach in […]...
- 11/14/2016
- by Shakiel Mahjouri
- ET Canada
A federal judge ordered on Monday that Brendan Dassey, one of the subjects of the popular Netflix series Making a Murderer, be released from prison while state prosecutors appeal his overturned conviction, reports CBS affiliate Wdjt.
U.S. Magistrate Judge William Duffin in August overturned Dassey's conviction in the 2005 murder of photographer Teresa Halbach in Manitowoc, Wisc. Dassey has been jailed for the murder along with his uncle Steven Avery. The state has appealed that ruling.
Avery was tried and convicted separately of first-degree intentional homicide.
News: 'Making a Murderer' Subject Brendan Dassey Gets Conviction Overturned, to Be Released From Prison
Dassey was 16 when Halbach was killed after she went to the Avery family auto salvage yard to photograph some vehicles. He is now 27. Dassey confessed to helping Avery carry out the rape and murder of Halbach, but attorneys argued that the confession was coerced and that his constitutional rights were violated throughout the investigation...
U.S. Magistrate Judge William Duffin in August overturned Dassey's conviction in the 2005 murder of photographer Teresa Halbach in Manitowoc, Wisc. Dassey has been jailed for the murder along with his uncle Steven Avery. The state has appealed that ruling.
Avery was tried and convicted separately of first-degree intentional homicide.
News: 'Making a Murderer' Subject Brendan Dassey Gets Conviction Overturned, to Be Released From Prison
Dassey was 16 when Halbach was killed after she went to the Avery family auto salvage yard to photograph some vehicles. He is now 27. Dassey confessed to helping Avery carry out the rape and murder of Halbach, but attorneys argued that the confession was coerced and that his constitutional rights were violated throughout the investigation...
- 11/14/2016
- Entertainment Tonight
A U.S. Magistrate Judge in Wisconsin has ordered Making a Murderer subject Brendan Dassey released from federal prison while prosecutors appeal his overturned conviction. Judge William Duffin today ordered Dassey released with multiple conditions as court proceedings continue. Dassey, one of two men whose murder convictions were chronicled in the hit Netflix docuseries, was sentenced to life in prison in 2007 for his alleged participation in the death of 25-year-old…...
- 11/14/2016
- Deadline TV
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Wisconsin Attorney General Brad Schimel wants Brendan Dassey’s murder conviction to stand â. despite a federal judge’s recent decision to reverse it.
In a 151-page opening brief filed Wednesday in federal court and obtained by People, Schimel argues that Dassey’s 2006 conviction for sexually assaulting, killing and mutilating 25-year-old photographer Teresa Halbach should be confirmed in the face of the reversal.
Dassey, 26, along with his uncle, Steven Avery, 54, was the focus of Netflix’s Making a Murderer docuseries, which scrutinized the investigation that led to their convictions in Halbachâ.s murder.
Wisconsin Attorney General Brad Schimel wants Brendan Dassey’s murder conviction to stand â. despite a federal judge’s recent decision to reverse it.
In a 151-page opening brief filed Wednesday in federal court and obtained by People, Schimel argues that Dassey’s 2006 conviction for sexually assaulting, killing and mutilating 25-year-old photographer Teresa Halbach should be confirmed in the face of the reversal.
Dassey, 26, along with his uncle, Steven Avery, 54, was the focus of Netflix’s Making a Murderer docuseries, which scrutinized the investigation that led to their convictions in Halbachâ.s murder.
- 10/20/2016
- by chrisharristimeinc
- PEOPLE.com
The state of Wisconsin is appealing a federal judge’s ruling to overturn the conviction of Making a Murderer subject Brendan Dassey. Dassey, one of two men whose murder convictions were chronicled in the hit Netflix docuseries, was sentenced to life in prison in 2007 for his alleged participation in the death of 25-year-old Teresa Halbach. His uncle Steven Avery was found guilty of Halbach’s murder. U.S. Magistrate Judge William Duffin overturned Dassey’s conviction on…...
- 9/9/2016
- Deadline TV
A former teacher of Teresa Halbach's, the 25-year-old Wisconsin photographer whose 2005 murder was depicted in Netflix's documentary series Making a Murderer, says she was shocked when a federal judge overturned the conviction of Brendan Dassey. Dassey was found guilty in 2006 of participating in the murder along with his uncle, Steven Avery. "Everyone feels for Teresa," Jean Wollerman, Halbach's first grade teacher, tells People. "She is the victim here." Last Friday, U.S. Magistrate Judge William Duffin tossed out Brendan Dassey's conviction and ordered him released from prison within 90 days if prosecutors decide not to appeal or retry him, though several...
- 8/17/2016
- by Christine Pelisek, @chrispelisek
- PEOPLE.com
A former teacher of Teresa Halbach's, the 25-year-old Wisconsin photographer whose 2005 murder was depicted in Netflix's documentary series Making a Murderer, says she was shocked when a federal judge overturned the conviction of Brendan Dassey. Dassey was found guilty in 2006 of participating in the murder along with his uncle, Steven Avery. "Everyone feels for Teresa," Jean Wollerman, Halbach's first grade teacher, tells People. "She is the victim here." Last Friday, U.S. Magistrate Judge William Duffin tossed out Brendan Dassey's conviction and ordered him released from prison within 90 days if prosecutors decide not to appeal or retry him, though several...
- 8/17/2016
- by Christine Pelisek, @chrispelisek
- PEOPLE.com
Nancy Grace is not happy that “Making a Murderer” subject Brendan Dassey had his conviction overturned last week. Grace had Ken Kratz, the former district attorney of Calumet County, Wisconsin, who prosecuted Dassey, on her show Monday night and they share the opinion that U.S. Magistrate Judge William Duffin was incorrect when he ruled that police used improper methods to get information from Dassey during videotaped interrogations. “I say nothing was wrong ,” Grace said. Also Read: Why 'Making a Murderer' Subject Brendan Dassey's Homicide Conviction Was Overturned A clearly annoyed Grace repeatedly asked prominent criminal defense attorney David Bruno,...
- 8/16/2016
- by Brian Flood
- The Wrap
Carla Chase was making the long drive to Waupun Correctional Institute to visit with her uncle, Steven Avery, when she heard the news her cousin Brendan Dassey's conviction for the 2005 murder of Teresa Halbach had been overturned by a federal judge. She tells People she didn't believe the decision could be real at first, but quickly went on Google and saw multiple news reports. "I was 15 to 20 minutes away from the prison when I found out, and I was pretty much in shock," Chase tells People exclusive. "I thought, 'Nah...this can't be.' But I went online and double checked and it was everywhere.
- 8/15/2016
- by Chris Harris, @chrisharrisment
- PEOPLE.com
Carla Chase was making the long drive to Waupun Correctional Institute to visit with her uncle, Steven Avery, when she heard the news her cousin Brendan Dassey's conviction for the 2006 murder of Teresa Halbach had been overturned by a federal judge. She tells People she didn't believe the decision could be real at first, but quickly went on Google and saw multiple news reports. "I was 15 to 20 minutes away from the prison when I found out, and I was pretty much in shock," Chase tells People exclusive. "I thought, 'Nah...this can't be.' But I went online and double checked and it was everywhere.
- 8/15/2016
- by Chris Harris, @chrisharrisment
- PEOPLE.com
Following news that U.S. Magistrate Judge William Duffin had overturned the conviction of “Making a Murderer” subject Brendan Dassey, many have praised the Netflix documentary series for its impact on the decision. But legal experts told TheWrap that it is difficult to determine how much of an influence the series and ensuing media coverage had on Friday’s ruling, especially since the habeas petition for Dassey’s case was filed in Sept. 2014 — more than a year before the series debuted. “My experience with federal judges is that they’re very careful about having outside influences affect their decisions,” attorney and Uc Berkeley adjunct law.
- 8/13/2016
- by J. Clara Chan
- The Wrap
Brendan Dassey, one of “Making a Murderer’s” subjects, just received some major news today. Currently incarcerated at the Columbia Correctional Institution in Portage, Wisconsin, the nephew of Steven Avery may be leaving prison after his conviction was overturned by a federal judge in the Teresa Halbach murder case.
According to the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel, his attorneys argued that his constitutional rights were violated during the investigation and that “investigators made false promises to Dassey during multiple interrogations.”
In 2007, he was found guilty of first-degree intentional homicide, second-degree sexual assault and mutilation of a corpse. At the time of the 2005 murder, he was 16 years old, and two years later, just shy of turning 18, was tried and sentenced as an adult.
“These repeated false promises, when considered in conjunction with all relevant factors, most especially Dassey’s age, intellectual deficits, and the absence of a supportive adult, rendered Dassey’s confession involuntary...
According to the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel, his attorneys argued that his constitutional rights were violated during the investigation and that “investigators made false promises to Dassey during multiple interrogations.”
In 2007, he was found guilty of first-degree intentional homicide, second-degree sexual assault and mutilation of a corpse. At the time of the 2005 murder, he was 16 years old, and two years later, just shy of turning 18, was tried and sentenced as an adult.
“These repeated false promises, when considered in conjunction with all relevant factors, most especially Dassey’s age, intellectual deficits, and the absence of a supportive adult, rendered Dassey’s confession involuntary...
- 8/12/2016
- by Liz Calvario
- Indiewire
Brendan Dassey's conviction for the 2006 murder of Teresa Halbach was overturned by a federal judge on Friday, meaning Steven Avery's nephew will be released from prison within the next three months. Court officials confirmed Friday's decision to exonerate Dassey, who, along with Avery, served as the subjects of the hit Netflix true crime documentary series, Making a Murderer. People obtained a copy of Judge William Duffin's decision, in which he characterized the "misconduct" of Dassey's first attorney, Len Kachinsky, as "indefensible." The judge's order claims the detectives who were investigating Halbach's murder promised Dassey prosecutorial leniency in exchange...
- 8/12/2016
- by Chris Harris, @chrisharrisment
- PEOPLE.com
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