Making A Murderer’s Steven Avery is DENIED a new trial weeks after his mom who proclaimed his innocence died at 83
MAKING a Murderer star inmate Steven Avery - serving life in prison for the 2005 murder of Teresa Halbach - was denied a new trial by the Wisconsin Court of Appeal weeks after his mom died.
“Avery raises a variety of alternative theories about who killed Halbach and how,” the decision read, before poking holes in the effort to retry the case before another jury.
Avery, 59, has been serving a life sentence at Waupun Correctional Institution without the possibility of parole for the killing of the Wisconsin photographer.
The case earned international notoriety after the 2015 Netflix documentary smash “Making a Murderer” raised questions as to whether Avery and his fellow imprisoned-for-life nephew Brendan Dassey were wrongfully convicted.
Despite their court convictions, the mother never faltered for her belief that both Steven and Brendon were innocent.
Back in 2016, Kathleen even led a push to reexamine Avery’s case, arguing that his rights were violated and detectives had overstepped when they gathered evidence that went well beyond the parameters of their search warrant.
“We appreciate the careful review.”
She affixed “”” hashtags to the post.
Avery’s legal team in their attempts to pursue another trial, suggested there existed a witness named Bobby Dassey who reportedly was spotted pushing Halbach’s vehicle, according to The Wrap.
While the papers suggest the possible exculpatory evidence could be considered as a standalone motion, the decision also wanted to know why the evidence wasn't presented until now.
“Avery will need to demonstrate why he could not have previously raised this claim, including in his June 2017 motion, before the merits can be reached,” it read.