OT Here's everything that's happened since the first season of Netflix's 'Making a Murderer'

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    https://amp.thisisinsider.com/making-a-murderer-season-two-developments-2018-3

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    "Making a Murderer" season two is premiering soon.


    • Netflix has confirmed the eventual airing of "Making A Murderer" season two but has yet to announce a premiere date.
    • The docuseries was about the conviction of Steven Avery for the murder of Teresa Halbach.
    • There have been recent developments, including co-defendant Brendan Dassey's quest to overturn his own guilty verdict.
    • Following the dramatic public response to the first season, Steven Avery hired wrongful-conviction attorney Kathleen Zellner to handle his appeals.
    • An unaffiliated "sequel series" to "Making A Murderer" is currently in development, telling the story of the Avery case from the perspective of the investigating detectives and the prosecution team.
    Since premiering in late 2015,"Making a Murderer"has enthralled true-crime enthusiasts, spurred heated debates about our criminal justice system, and left people wanting to know more about Steven Avery, a man convicted of murdering a young woman, Teresa Halbach.

    Now, "Making a Murderer" filmmakers Laura Ricciardi and Moira Demos are in the process of creating the follow-up to their groundbreaking docuseries.Although Netflix confirmed its plans for a second season, the streaming platform has yet to announce a premiere date.

    But because this documentary follows a real-life case, any updates and new info regarding Halbach's murder are reported in the news. There have been recent developments, including those surrounding the conviction status of Avery's co-defendant, nephew, and accused conspirator Brendan Dassey.

    Here's what we will likely see in the next iteration of "Making A Murderer."

    A federal judge overturned Brendan Dassey's conviction in 2016, but he has yet to be released from prison.
    The first season of "Making a Murderer" centered around the 2007 trial of Steven Avery, who was accused and ultimately convictedof the first-degree murder of photographer Teresa Halbach in 2005. Brendan Dassey, Avery's then-16-year-old nephew, was also arrested and convicted for being party to first-degree murder, mutilation of a corpse, and second-degree sexual assault.

    Detectives interrogated Dassey four times over a 48-hour period, which included three questionings without the presence of a parent or guardian. During these interrogations, Dassey confessed to participating in the rape and murder of Halbach. He received a conviction and a life sentence.

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    Brendan Dassey.


    Dassey's legal team, however, took issue with the videotaped confession, which the trial prosecutorsused as their primary evidence against Dassey. Because Dassey's interrogation took place without a parent's supervision - and becauseDassey's IQ places him in the "borderline" range for cognitive disability"- his lawyers argued that the confession occurred as a result of coercion by the law enforcement officers who obtained it.

    Dassey almost immediately recanted the confessionand began filing for appeals in 2010. In 2016, a federal judge ruled that Dassey's confession had been coerced andordered his release from the ColumbiaCorrectionalInstitution in Wisconsin.

    In spite of this ruling,Dassey remains incarcerateddue to an appeal from the Wisconsin Justice Department, which blocked his release pending a hearing before the US Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit. In December 2017, the seven-judge panel voted to uphold the original verdict and the validity of Dassey's confession.

    According to aFebruary 2018 press release, Dassey's legal team filed a petition to the Supreme Court to contest the circuit court's ruling. Dassey's ongoing quest for release will most assuredly be covered by the "Making a Murderer" filmmakers.

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    Steven Avery.


    Steven Avery hired a new, high-profile attorney after Netflix's "Making A Murderer" was released.
    Avery's first defense team, lawyers Dean Strang and Jerry Buting, became cult celebrities during "Making A Murderer's" first season. But they will likely not be in the second season of the docuseries.

    Avery chose to appoint new counsel to handle his appeal process, selecting wrongful-conviction specialist Kathleen Zellner. Well-known for her success with criminal appeals and other post-conviction cases, Zellner has already filed multiple appeals on Avery's behalf, requesting a re-trial based onquestionable testimony at the original trial(specifically from Brendan Dassey's brother Bobby) and "newly-discovered evidence."

    In late 2017,Zellner's appeal for a new trial for Avery was deniedby the Wisconsin Circuit Court. However, Zellner intends to continue her pursuit of a new trial for Avery, and the new season of "Making a Murderer" will surely include those efforts.

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    Steven Avery in "Making a Murderer."


    There is also a so-called "sequel series," which claims to tell the other side of the Avery story, in development.
    The massive swell of interest in Steven Avery's trial following the first season of "Making a Murderer" inspired petitions and public pushes to re-open the case and potentially exonerate both Avery and Dassey.

    However, members of theprosecution team and those who uphold the guilty verdicts consider "Making a Murderer" a one-sided lookat a complicated issue, and many of these individuals wanted an opportunity to share their side of the story.

    According toSlash Film, there is a docu-series in development called "Convicting a Murderer." Created by documentary filmmaker Shawn Rech, "Convicting a Murderer" will approach the Avery case from the perspective of the law-enforcement officers who made the arrests and the prosecutors in the case.

    The content in "Convicting a Murderer" could ultimately inform the tone and coverage of "Making a Murderer" season two.
     
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    I thought the first season was very good and I'm waiting for the 2nd season.
     
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    Just finished the 2nd season of Making a Murderer and I am not sure what to say other than Holly Sh*t!

    Ok, I will say more. So f*cked up, what was done and that kid is not getting out until he is an old man unless his uncle is freed someday. And those poor parents. They are going to die before this is resolved.
     
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    Just rewatched season 1 and finished season 2. Can’t believe those are still in jail.
     
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    It's called "the evil legal system." It tries to destroy its critics, or at least intimidate us into silence.
     
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    I think there's a lot about Steven Avery that probably wasn't presented squarely, but man, Brendan Dassey got screwed. That was a textbook forced confession.

    I didn't watch Season 2 - is it worth it?
     
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    Yes, just for Avery's new attorney. A total bad ass!
     

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