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Crime Stories with Nancy Grace

CrimeCon Live: ‘Making a Murderer’ DA Ken Kratz & detective Tom Fassbender

Crime Stories with Nancy Grace

iHeartPodcasts and CrimeOnline

News, True Crime

4.28.1K Ratings

🗓️ 19 June 2017

⏱️ 49 minutes

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Summary

Steven Avery prosecutor Ken Kratz and lead investigator Tom Fassbender join Nancy Grace for a LIVE podcast session at CrimeCon. Up & Vanished creator Payne Lindsey is also on stage sharing his thoughts on the “Making a Murderer” case. First of 2 episodes.

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0:00.0

Making a Murderer

0:06.4

Is Stephen Avery guilty or innocent?

0:09.1

The Netflix documentary Making a Murderer follows the real life case of Stephen Avery,

0:14.7

but it may be missing key evidence.

0:16.7

That tells you what kind of tunnel vision they had.

0:19.0

Avery is serving a life sentence for the 2005 murder of photographer Teresa Halbach.

0:24.4

This is Crime Stories with Nancy Grace.

0:27.4

Stephen Avery's attorney looks to get a new trial for her client.

0:30.2

Kathleen Zelner lays out six reasons why she believes Stephen Avery deserves a new trial.

0:35.9

Factors include the prosecutors handling of the case, specifically mentioning Ken Kratz,

0:41.4

accusing him of withholding evidence from the defense.

0:44.1

Teresa Halbach was targeted by Stephen Avery.

0:47.0

Zelner also points to an ex-boyfriend of Halbach, suggesting he is the one responsible

0:51.6

for killing her.

0:52.6

Stephen Avery, innocent or guilty.

0:57.2

I remember when a young girl, beautiful, short-brown hair, big brown eyes, was just a missing

1:06.3

person.

1:08.8

And we highlighted it on my show on CNN's HLN.

1:14.8

Little did I know that was the beginning of a case that would have reverberations even

1:21.2

now.

1:22.2

That girl, Teresa Halbach.

1:25.2

Her killer, Stephen Avery.

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