Steven Avery Trial

People all around America are on the edge of their seats in anticipation for the next top Netflix series, Making a Murderer. The excitement all started on December 18, 2015 when the first episode of a famous Wisconsin case was released. This case was the 2005 trial of Steven Avery, a known Wisconsin man who was wrongfully convicted at the age of 22. In 1985, Avery was arrested, tried, and convicted of first-degree sexual assault against Penny Bernstein and was later sentenced to 35 years in prison. During the time he spent locked up, he stood firm on the idea that he never committed the crime and was an innocent man. After spending 18 of those 35 years in confinement, he was ruled not guilty due DNA evidence that tested negative for any trace

2 years after his release, Avery was accused of murdering the Auto Trader Magazine photographer, Teresa Halbach. He finds himself arrested and in the courtroom, trying to maintain his innocent title once again. The Netflix series covers his trial and releases it for the world to see in hopes of proving to the world, the innocence of Steven Avery. Viewers everywhere have sparked the interest in "Making a Murder," and most, by the end of the series, have made up their own decision on whether or not they believe Steven Avery to be an innocent man. Unsurprisingly, the majority are certain he is not guilty. However, Avery is not as guiltless as it may seem. The series proved to be rather one-sided, leaving important information and evidence out of the documentary that support the prosecution's arguments and instead, highlighting all of the circumstances that backed up the defense's case. Although some may stand firm on the idea that he is innocent, I believe Steven Avery to be a rightfully convicted, guilty man due to the abundant amount of reliable evidence the prosecution presented that all point to Steven Avery taking part in the murder of Teresa Halbach, most of which were excluded from the

Teresa refused, saying she didn't want to go to the Avery house again because she feared him. According to Gina Haring, a longtime friend of Teresa, she said, "He looks at me weird. He creeps me out." (Baker, "Teresa Halbach wanted to Quit Auto Trader, but Magazine Begged Her to Go to Steven Avery's House One Last Time: Source"). Auto Trader Magazine supposedly pressed Halbach, telling her to go one last time to the Avery property and have a photo-shoot. Teresa had a few stops before she was scheduled to arrive at Steven's salvage yard, all of which had her departure time recorded. However, after arriving at the Avery Salvage Yard, there were no signs that Teresa Halbach had left the property. Teresa did not appear at her work the following days, resulting in a rise of suspicion in her coworkers, family, and friends. On November 6, 2005, Halbach was declared missing, and many fingers were pointed at the last person to see her alive - Steven Avery. Avery was charged with the murder of Halbach just 11 days after her disappearance. Avery spent the $400,000 he was rewarded on his defense attorneys, Dean Strang and Jerry Buting, to defend him in his upcoming