found avery's dna. none of it looked good for avery. but, just as he had before, he insisted they had the wrong guy. >> all i have to say, i didn't do it. >> reporter: he spoke out to nbc's green bay affiliate wgba in a series of rarely seen interviews. >> did you have anything to do with teresa's disappearance? >> no, no. i would never do nothing like that. >> reporter: but investigators didn't believe him and continued to search. assistant d.a, mike griesbach remembers when he heard about the next, gruesome discovery near avery's trailer. >> it's one of those scenes you don't forget in -- in your mind. a police dog hit on this burn barrel, where human bones and remains were found. >> reporter: officers also found bones in a second location on the avery property. they were later confirmed to be teresa's. >> at that point, we knew that where teresa halbach met her last day. >> reporter: then, after multiple searches in avery's trailer, one more big clue. a manitowoc detective said he shook a small cabin

he said steven avery's nephew had confessed that he and avery killed teresa together.ratz went into graphic detail, which we won't repeat here. >> there is a substantial amount of physical evidence that now makes sense. all right? that now fits a lot of pieces together. >> reporter: the prosecutor charged the nephew, 16-year-old brendan dassey, as a co-conspirator in teresa's murder. with dassey's statements, kratz began constructing a narrative. and investigators returned to the avery property once more and found this in his garage, a bullet fragment, with teresa's dna on it. >> it matched the rifle that was over steven avery's bed. >> reporter: with that, kratz had a final piece of the puzzle. steven avery's trial began in february, 2007. >> all of the evidence points to one person. >> reporter: d.a. kratz didn't call brendan dassey to the stand, but relied on the physical evidence to say what he believed happened -- steven avery lured teresa out to his property, disguising his calls to her. kratz said that when she got there, avery shot her in his garage. he then sh

steven avery's guilty. "dateline." here's andrea canning. >>> reporter: it's this year's first binge-watching phenomenon, "making a murderer," the new true crime documentary on netflix. >> i don't think anybody really thought that it would have this kind of impact. >> reporter: the 10-part series, dense with details, has inspired online sleuths, white house petitions, and its share of controversy. >> steven avery's guilty and deserves to be right where he is. >> there is a murderer out there. and he's not that murderer. >> reporter: it all follows the case of steven avery and his long journey through the criminal justice system. a journey which began more than 30 years ago in manitowoc, wisconsin. "making a murderer" has thrust the steven avery case back into the news, putting this small wisconsin town into the center of a media firestorm. but "dateline" was here 10 years ago, reporting on this story. the stunning twists to the case along with facts, evidence and interviews not included in the documentary. we've been o

avery was innocent. >> reporter: kratz points out there was a mountain of evidence against avery. hallback's remains and her car both found on his property. and avery's dna found on that key which kratz says was only discovered on the seventh search because that's when it fell out of the back of this bookshelf. kratz also points out the jury rejected the framing defense. >> we the jury find the defendant, stephen a. avery, guilty of first degree intentional homicide. >> reporter: in part because they saw vital pieces of evidence the documentarians excluded, including that steven avery's dna from sweat was also found on the hood latch of teresa hallback's rav 4. >> why is that important? because you can't plant, first of all, sweat. documentary? >> if his hand was there, why didn't you find fingerprints? >> they're looking for dna. that's what was looked for and that's what they found. >> they didn't look for fingerprints? >> i don't know. >> i would imagine it would be an important thing to know. you're alleging that he drove this vehicle and hid it. i would imagine his fingerprin

he did not have direct evidence of steven avery's guilt. i'm sure if he did he would have used it. >> reporter: sometimes lost in the uproar over the avery case, that he was not the only one convicted for the murder of teresa hallback. his 16-year-old nephew was also sent to prison, in part because of what he told police. >> who shot her in the head? >> he did. >> why didn't you tell us that? >> i couldn't think of it. >> reporter: was this admission coerced? the controversial confession up and the surprising twist that landed the winning prosecutor back in the headlines. plus our investigation leads us down that dead-end road. >> that's an avery -- >> reporter: when "nightline" returns. speed... no one way of driving on each and every road. but there is one car that can conquer them all. the mercedes-benz c-class. five driving modes let you customize the steering, shift points, and suspension to fit the mood you're in... and the road you're on. the 2016 c-class. lease the c300 for $399 a month at your local mercedes-benz dealer. guys, it's

avery. >> steven avery had all the or him. is an author and assistant district attorney in manitowoc county.n avery that the police knew back in the day? >> steven avery was known for quite a while to the police and ty. >> reporter: and was racking up a criminal record. >> what did he do? >> he poured gasoline on a cat the fire. pretty, you know, telling things about -- what was going on in his mind, violent stuff.mmed his pickup truck -- into the vehicle of a driving by. and he held her at gunpoint. >> reporter: avery had been convicted of burglary as well.ry was charged with attempted murder, false imprisonment and sexual assault. >> i was just absolutely t happened. did somethin' like that. >> reporter: avery pleaded not was nowhere he went on trial in december of 1985. 16 alibi witnesses who confirm that he reen bay 75 minutes after the assault occurred. >> right. so it was a very good alibi as these things go. >> reporter: but penny nwavering identification of avery made a powerful case

avery, a t. how do you leave that out of the >> if his hand was there, why didn't you find fingerprints? this vehicle and hid it. i would imagine >> he did. >> why didn't you tell us that? >> i couldn't think of it. >> reporter: was this admission coerced? the controversial confession up next. and the surprising twist that landed the winning prosecutor back in the headlines. plus our investigation leads us down that dead-end road. >> that's an avery -- >> reporter: when "nightline" returns. speed... there's something in the air. but here's the thing: about half of men over 40 have some degree of erectile dysfunction. well, viagra helps guys with ed get and keep an erection. ask your doctor if your heart is healt ne plate for $15.99. and bold flavors ghost pepper bbq shrimp and savory maple-and-bacon shrimp are to good to last, >>> be honest. you went back into that room. we know you were back there. >> reporter: for some viewers of the netflix documentary series "making a murderer" this is the mo

avery.ven avery was a shining example of their inadequacies, their misconduct. >> no one ever intended to do ninny harm by this. we firmly believe that we had the guilty party at the time. >> welcome home! >> this was one of the biggest miscarriages of justice i ever saw in 20 years and thousands of cases. >> that is a flip from the new netflix documentary series "making a murderer." it only premiered a few weeks ago, and it is so wildly popular that an internet search of the show title produce more than 38 million responses. the series tells the story of steven avery, the man on the left and his nephew, brendan dacey, on the right. both, and that is a spoiler, were ultimately convicted of murder. but now the question is did they do it, or was steve avery in particular set up because he was pursuing a major judgment over a wrongful conviction on a rape charge for which he served nearly 20 years wrongfully behind bars. tonight we are joined by ken kratz, who prosecuted the case and by dean st

property on avery road.e she was going and no illusions about that and no concealment of that at all. he tried to protect his privacy with two star 67 calls tells us nothing. >> my next guest is steven avery's cousin who never wavered in her belief he was wrongly=%!.b93 convicted of murder. hello kim. >> i. >> you believe that your cousin is not guilty of the murder why? >> he's not that type of person to do that. he's too kind hearted to have hurt anybody. >> and you know you think that the police want to frame him. how many unjust convictions have you heard of where someone files a lawsuit where the police come back and frame the person? >> i personally have never heard6iv of that done but because of steve's lawsuit, i believe it is possible. i believe they have done it to hum and i did tell him to be careful. i was afraid something would happen. >> and all right. and you say that he's not guilty. how dew explain his sweat dna, kim, being under the hod of the victim's car? >> >> i just recently heard about

stephen avery, guilty or framed. i am going to break down the case behind the net flix that has the country 5ä@ut(captivate and talk to avery's family and two top defense attorneys if they believe the killer could be innocent. but look at the facts first. >> we are getting threats. >> public out cry over the documentary making a murderer, that focuses on ste ven avery. we find steven avery guilty. >> he was exonerated on dna after serving 18 years on a rape charge. >> avery's sordid tale started in known 80. there were crois including burglar and animal cruelty and assault on a cousin who happen to be a wife of a sheriff's deputy. avery's life changed on july 29th, 1985, when a local woman was sexual assaulted and she described1l$xvtdhát attacke she selected avery. he's arrested. avery claims that the authorities were gunning and coerced the victim to choose him because of the ñrnoteritiy of t sheriff's department. despite 16 alibi witnesses and receipt from a store, miles from where the rape was done avery was convi

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he is stoic, but the steven avery that you see in the film is the steven avery that i have come to knowand jerry has come to know, and he is stoic, but he has hope, and that hope waxes and wanes depending on the day in which you catch steven avery. >> may i be so bold as to say you are one of the finest attorneys to litigate, and from episode one, i could not believe the work that you and jerry did, a you should be commended for that, and it is excellent work, and what america is based on, and i thank you for, that and your time today, dean. thank you. >> thank you for the compliment. >>> steven avery by the way was wrongly imprisoned for 18 year, and sent to prison even after he was let out for this murder. did the courts get it right the second time around? or was there planting of evidence? we want to dig a lot deeper into that right after this. >>> jake olson does not look at football like his teammate, and in fact, he can't see the game at all. the long snapper for the university of southern california is blind. >> when i was 8 months old i was diagnosed with a rare eye cancer ret

avery did not testify. his right to he remain silent. >> and his nephew was later charged, too. was he tried as well, the nephew? >> yeah. the nephew, after the seven book or so jury trial for stephen avery, about a month later the nephew went to trial. that was about a two week jury trial. he also was found guilty of first degree centennial homicide. >> did he testify or did he milwaukee any statement at all incriminating stephen avery? >> he did. he made a statement incriminating himself and his uncle, stephen avery. he also did take the stand and was judge to cross-examination at his trial. >> controversy in your community where some people say is innocent? >> well, it's causing a controversy because of the documentary. when you pick and choose 18 months worth of evidence, when you edit clips, when you spoon feed, if you will, the general public and walk them down a path and want a certain result. >> you run into that. >> to come out. absolutely. but if you showed them the evidence that the jury was show

that avery called the victim's job to specifically request hallbeck the day she died. and that he called her cell phone three times, twice using the star 67 feature to hide his identity. the filmmakers say they were always concerned with fairness and accuracy. >> from my perspective it's a fair representation of what we witnessed going on and that the prosecution and the victim's family have voices in the series. they're feeling. we hear the prosecutor talking about why he thinks his case is strong. >> reporter: when abc news approached netflix, we were told there was no further comment. linzie davis, abc news, new york. >> wow. that is so interesting. i haven't started watching it yet. but i will. >> yeah, it's been very, very popular. and it's sort of like -- it's really gone viral. i was watching some of the reaction to this. mindy kaling tweeting about it, saying "make a murderer or the first serial. i need to know which murder thing to be obsessed with." >> oh, no. >> putting it all in perspective. >> yeah. >> and levity. >>> we're celebrating a big day over here.

i also met avery's former defense attorney dean strang, whose emotional and eloquent defense of avery has made him a sort of digital age folk hero. sot dan: sitting here today all these years later, do you still suspect that. one of the local sheriffs deputies who strang accused of possibly planting evidence? lieutenant andrew colborn? recently spoke out for the lenk, myself and our agency are neighbor? another protester was escorted out of a campaign event for it happened today as the republican presidential front-runner was speaking at a rally in iowa. when trump started talking about radical islamic terrorism, two men on the balcony held up a white banner with the words "stop hate" written on it. supporters then began booing and chanting. the two men were escorted out of the building. earlier this month a muslim woman wearing a hijab was escorted out of a campaign event in south carolina. actor matt damn is weighing in on the recent controversy surrounding the oscars and what some are calling a lack of diversity... matt damon is praising membership changes from the film academy des

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avery. >> there was not evidence of sweat there was evidence of dna transferred steven avery's dna. the sweat idea is just mr. kratz sheer reand nothing more than that. the dna could have been transferred under that hood any number of ways. >> prior to the investigation he served 18 years in prison for a rape he didn't commit and was suing for damages. the avery family isn't alone for the request for his freedom. on-line petition calling for the release of steven avery has more than 300,000 signatures so far and is still going strong this morning. scott walker being asked to pardon him. he has no plans to do so. >>> two pro baseball players buyeri firing back after being accused of using performance drugs. they are suing al-jazeera tv in response to both players being involved in a doping ring. they mentioned several nfl players as well. manning has also denied the report. >>> the democratic national committee under pressure to remove chairwoman debbie wasserman schultz after favoritism toward hillary clinton. she has wounded the party's credibility by rigging the presidential prima

charlie: do you think steven avery killed theresa?hat i don't have a way of answering that because i have so many unanswered questions. the issue is despite this being the largest criminal investigation and wisconsin's history, i am still left with so many unanswered questions. i don't know. charlie: you just don't know because there are too many unanswered questions. how are you going to answer those questions? laura: also, i don't think the system is designed to deliver certainty. one of the takeaways for me with respect to our process was, you know, part of our inquiry was to what extent can the system deliver on its promises of truth and justice? i really came away from this process thinking that the system can do a better job of delivering justice, which is a process. we have been criticized recently for not including all evidence in the series. what i would say to that is this is a documentary. it is not playing out in real time and so we have to make editorial choices about the evidence against him, but even a jury in a crimina

it revolves around a family named avery who are fellow group members. >> the avery family had been ahere before we moved up. he had basically emptied them of everything they had. when they moved up they had money, and it was his. they had a second car and he got one car and left them the one that didn't run. when it got to the point where he had basically used them in every way then he had no use for them. they were seen as unwelcome. and so he looked at me, we were working out together, just the two of us out in the barn, and he says, i just want you to know one thing, we're not bringing friends this time. >> lundgren approaches luff and tells him to dig a large pit in the barn. it is another command luff follows without question. >> you knew something bad would happen? >> i would say within a few days, at least, beforehand, we certainly -- i mean, those of us who had prepared the pit in the barn understood that someone could die. >> a tip from a former member of lundgren's cult leads authorities to the discovery of a body. the body is found underneath an abandoned barn on the farm

steven avery?the convicted killer at the heart of the new netflix documentary series, "making a murderer," writes?the real killer is still out there. who is he stalking now much of the three-page letter is a response to an interview that avery's ex-girlfriend gave to hln, in which she turns on the man she once defended. sot 17:21 producer: what do you truth. producer: which is? jodi: what a monster he is, and he's not innocent. courtroom nats avery was convicted in 2007 of killing 25-year-old teresa halbach? the documentary raises questions about whether avery may have been framed by local law enforcement officials? who he was suing at the time? because they'd put him in prison for 18 years? for a rape he didn't commit. exonerated by dna evidence. i recently went to wisconsin to investigate the case. i met the former prosecutor who sent avery to prison? ken kratz? who says he's now being bombarded by internet threats. sot 22:18:05:44 ken kratz - i hope your daughter gets raped and murdered and that

stephen avery!y you made the movie. >> no, we did not intend to have an impact on that particular case. our objective was -- you know, with 20/20 hindsight, we could look back at the first case. we knew the justice system failed stephen avery in 1995 and continued to fail him another 18 years while wrongly imprisoned. what we really wanted to explore and understand was the extent to which the justice system made meaningful progress since 1985. >> trevor: do you feel it's made meaningful progress? >> there is no denying the advances it has made. dna is an incredible asset, meaningful legislative reforms, but i think it's pretty clear from what we've witnessed and what we document in the series that we have a long way to go before we can have a reliable system. >> trevor: how did you get him to be so funny? (laughter) because, like, i've never watched a show where i didn't know how i felt about the person. i was shouting at my tv screen the whole time. it's right there! it's right there! how did you p