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Wisconsin Court of Appeals denies motion for new DNA testing on "suspected human skeletal remains"
Mr. Avery and his team made the motion on December 17th 2018 to have evidence tested via rapid DNA identification. Kathleen Zellner, his attorney, responds with this clarification: “The bottom line is that the appellate court is not preventing Avery from doing the bone testing after the appeal is completed or by agreement with the new attorney general while the appeal is pending.” -
Avery wins motion to Appeal
As explained by the Independent, "The motion means that a Wisconsin circuit court will now re-examine the case, as Avery’s attorney Kathleen Zellner claims some evidence has been mishandled by authorities." -
Circuit Court Judge denies request for new trail based on handling of bone evidence
Steven Avery's Attorney, Kathleen Zellner, responds by stating, ""We are not surprised by this ruling. In the greater scheme of things it is not important. The appellate court has jurisdiction of the entire appeal which has numerous issues. The appellate and supreme court of Wisconsin will make the decisions that matter on these issues and establish precedent on these issues" -
A 'concerned citizen' provides $100,000 reward for the arrest and conviction of the 'real killer' of Teresa Halbach
This was shared on Zellner's twitter, along with the image posted below. -
Inmate in Wisconsin Allegedly confesses to the murder of Teresa Halbach
This uncorroborated confession was made to Shawn Reich, a filmmaker who was working on the project, "Convicting a Murderer". -
Steven Avery's appeal is filed
The 32,241-word brief goes in-depth into the injustices suffered by Avery and prompts the court for a new trial. -
Dassey's legal team announces that they have acquired ~250 signatures in support of clemency
These signatures came from experts in the field and were addressed to Governor Evers in support of a pardon for Dassey. -
Dassey denied pardon by Governor
Evers denied it, stating that, "Unfortunately, we are unable to consider your application for pardon because you do not meet one or more of the required eligibility conditions," (taken from Fox News) -
Avery gets COVID-19 while incarcerated
Zellner Tweets:
"It is true that Steven Avery has tested positive for the COVID-19 virus —he will fully recover. The bigger threat to him is whether the COA will cure the disease that caused him to be wrongfully convicted.
@makingamurderer" -
Zellner files brief which lists Dassey's brother as top suspect
"If Mr. Avery establishes in an evidentiary hearing that the primary burn site was the Dassey burn barrel and the bones from that 28 barrel were planted in Mr. Avery's burn pit, that evidence would be potentially exculpatory and would undermine confidence in his verdict," Zellner explains in the brief -
New Witness, Thomas Sowinski, comes forward and names second perpetrator
The news witness says he saw Bobby Dassey (Branden's brother) pushes the Rav-4 down the road with another unidentified man towards the Avery's property.