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Crime Stories with Nancy Grace

Making a Murderer appeal: Should court toss Brendan Dassey conviction?

Crime Stories with Nancy Grace

iHeartPodcasts and CrimeOnline

True Crime, News

3.97.6K Ratings

🗓️ 19 December 2017

⏱️ 50 minutes

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Summary

The Netflix Making a Murderer docu-series convinced many that Steven Avery's nephew Brendan Dassey's confession should be tossed and his murder conviction overturned. Nancy Grace debates the case with Det. Tom Fassbender, who received Dassey's confession, defense lawyer Vinoo Varghese, and reporter John Lee.

Transcript

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Climbs stories with Nancy Grace on Sirius XM Triumph Channel 132

0:11.0

Hundreds of thousands of people are calling for the pardon of a convicted killer after the

0:15.6

Netflix series Making a Murder Exposed Possible Floes in the Case that put him behind bars.

0:20.0

We have Stephen Avery in touch, did you know?

0:22.0

Making a Murder tells the story of Stephen Avery. He's the Wisconsin man who served 18 years

0:27.0

in prison for rape before being exonerated in 2003. We the jury find the defendant guilty,

0:33.0

only to find himself in prison again on a murder conviction in 2007.

0:38.0

Not at all, but to do with how to handle it.

0:40.0

Many viewers concluded Avery was framed by authorities who lied and planted evidence.

0:45.0

Stephen Avery is right where he needs to be in prison.

0:49.0

I think he was innocent, his innocent.

0:52.0

It turned into a documentary, I guess you should call it a documentary, Netflix Making a Murder.

0:59.0

But what is the real story behind the brutal sex assault and murder of a 25-year-old photographer, Theresa Hallback?

1:11.0

The very latest in the saga of Stephen Avery and his nephew, Brendan Dassy, who now both insists they're innocent.

1:20.0

But I know different. I know a different story because I was lied straight to my face.

1:28.0

Right now, a legal motion in court as the courts bring down the hammer.

1:37.0

I mean, it's a grace this is crime stories.

1:40.0

Thank you for being with us the truth about what happened to Theresa Hallback.

1:47.0

I want to go right now to Detective Tom Fassbender, who worked on the case, actually took one of Brendan Dassy's many, many confessions.

1:58.0

Also with me is Brenda, who is a Dassy case expert working with Fassbender and John Lee.

2:08.0

Reporter, returned from the post-cressant, an Appleton, Wisconsin.

2:14.0

Detective Tom Fassbender, thank you so much for being with us.

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