Steven Avery

  • Steven Avery Conviction

    Steven Avery is convicted of first-degree murder, rape, and mutilation of a corpse
  • Appeal

    Avery Appeals his sentence to the Appellate court and it is denied
  • Dassey- Motion for a New Trial

    Brendan Dassey is denied a motion for a new trial
  • Kathleen Zellner takes Avery's Case

    Kathleen Zellner takes Avery's Case
    Kathleen Zellner, who is part of the mid-west innocence project takes over the case. She feels that Avery was convicted because of society's prejudice of his lack of money and education
  • Motion for Release

    Zellner argues that because the police searched multiple properties of Avery's, it violates the warrant.
  • Rally

    People Rally for Avery and Dassey outside the Mantiwoc County Courthouse
  • Dassey- Habeus Corpus

    Dassey- Habeus Corpus
    It was ruled that Dassey's constitutional rights were violated by the fact that he was coerced into confessing.
  • Dassey Coviction Overturned

    Brendan Dassey's Conviction overturned
  • Motion for release from prison

    State of Wisconsin denied Avery's Motion for Release from Prison
  • Zellner implicates New Suspect

    Zellner implicates New Suspect
    Zellner implicates BOBBY Dassey, Brendan's brother as the suspect because he had watched videos of men raping and killing women on the home computer-all of which was accessed when Bobby Dassey was home alone.
  • Dassey Released from Prison

    Dassey is released from prison on the grounds that he is not dangerous and will not flee