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Steven Avery, shortly after 2003 release.

Brendan Dassey, Steven's nephew.

Andrew Colborn, Manitowoc Sheriff's Dept.

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Recent Updates

• Feb 16: The Phone records and Timeline articles have been expanded!
• Feb 07: Was there ever a bonfire on October 31? No one mentioned one in their initial interviews.
• Feb 05: Expansion of Blaine Dassey to include summary of his Avery trial testimony.
• Feb 02: Many new documents have been received and uploaded online. Discussion about the new documents

Persons of interest

See main article: List of persons of interest.

Suspects and victims

• Steven Avery – Defendant, wrongfully convicted of raping Penny Beerntsen in 1985, convicted of killing Teresa Halbach in 2005
• Brendan Dassey – Defendant, Steven's nephew, convicted of assisting in Teresa's murder
• Teresa Halbach – Murder victim, 2005 trial
• Penny Beerntsen – Sexual assault and attempted murder victim, 1985 trial
• Gregory Allen – Penny's actual rapist

Lawyers

• Dean Strang – Steven's lawyer, 2005 trial
• Jerry Buting – Steven's lawyer, 2005 trial
• Ken Kratz – Special prosecutor, Calumet County District Attorney

Law enforcement

• James Lenk – Lieutenant, Manitowoc County Sheriff's Department
• Andrew Colborn – Sergeant, Manitowoc County Sheriff's Department
• Mark Wiegert – Sergeant, Calumet County Sheriff's Department
• Tom Fassbender – Special Agent, Wisconsin Department of Justice, Division of Criminal Investigation

Timelines

• Timeline of Stephen Avery's 2005 arrest.
• Avery trial timeline
• See also the documentary timeline regarding the release of Making a Murderer and key developments since its release.
• Timeline of the 2003 Wisconsin DOJ Investigation
• Graphical timeline [1]
• October 31, 2005 Timeline,
• November 3, 2005 Timeline,
• November 4, 2005 Timeline,
• November 5, 2005 Timeline,
• November 6, 2005 Timeline,

Court Documents

• List of trial exhibits -- this is a description of each Exhibit
• Online copies of the Exhibits -- These are the exhibits available online.
• Steven Avery Complete 2007 Trial Transcripts
• Brendan Dassey Complete 2007 Trial Transcripts
• Photos used the the trials
• Documents in the Avery and Dassey Cases as compiled by PonchoTheCat
• Map of the various addresses

Evidence

See main article: List of physical evidence.

Several notable pieces of evidence include:

• Teresa's RAV4, in particular its key and the blood of both Steven and Teresa found inside
• The bones found at three locations: Steven's Burn pit, the Burn barrel(s), and the nearby Quarry
• The Bullet found in Steven's garage
• Various Phone records also exist, and there remains considerable speculation around Teresa's voicemail as well as Colborn's license plate call
• Court documents also exist detailing various DNA samples reported on in the trial