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celebration erupted in Manitowoc County, Wisconsin on September 11, 2003, as
Steven Avery walked out of the prison where he had been locked up for 18 years.
Wrongfully convicted of a heinous sexual assault, Avery was ultimately
exonerated by DNA testing nearly two decades after his conviction.
Avery
sued police and prosecutors for misconduct to the tune of $36 million and was
likely to win an enormous judgement. And then 25-year-old photographer Teresa
Halbach disappeared after visiting Avery's property.
Along with his
nephew Brendan Dassey, Avery was ultimately convicted of mudering Halbach. This
saga was the subject of last year's hit Netflix documentary series Making a
Murderer, which presented evidence of police misconduct and crime scene
tampering, thus casting doubt on the verdicts. The film became a national
sensation, and it has been lighting up the internet ever since, including
speculation about other possible suspects.
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