A lawyer who represented a defendant profiled in the Making a Murderer Netflix series is facing his own legal troubles. Len Kachinsky, a lawyer and former municipal judge, failed to persuade a Wisconsin appeals court to reverse his September 2019 conviction for violating a harassment order.Jul 31, 2020
Avery's current lawyer, Kathleen Zellner, remained upbeat after the decision, report the Associated Press, WLUK and Law & Crime. “Not deterred by the appellate court decision,” Zellner tweeted. “It pointed out the specific doors that are still open for Mr. Avery's quest for freedom.Jul 29, 2021
Colborn was featured in Netflix's "Making a Murderer," which tells the story of the homicide cases against Steven Avery and his nephew Brendan Dassey, who are both serving life in prison for the 2005 murder of photographer Teresa Halbach.Jan 3, 2020
Kachinsky's license to practice law remains intact. He currently handles criminal appeals in Neenah, according to Law360. After his suspension from the bench, he will have to establish his fitness if he applies to serve as a reserve judge.Jul 10, 2019
Avery, 59, was sentenced to life in prison after he was convicted of Halbach's death, but has for years fought to have his conviction overturned.Nov 18, 2021
MANITOWOC, Wis. - The Wisconsin Supreme Court has rejected a request by Steven Avery to review his conviction for killing a young photographer in 2005, a case that became the focus of a popular Netflix series "Making a Murderer."Nov 18, 2021
Thomas (Tom) Fassbender was a Special Agent for the Wisconsin Division of Criminal Investigation (DCI). In 2005 he became lead investigator of the investigation of Steven Avery alongside Calumet County's Mark Wiegert.
Attorney Kathleen Zellner says the new evidence points shows Steven Avery's nephew, Bobby Dassey, was involved in the murder and framing of Avery.Apr 12, 2021
He first joined the Packers as a video intern in 2004 before working as a video assistant from 2005-14. In his current role, Halbach oversees the team's efforts in football analytics and the development and administration of football information systems, and guides technical decisions that impact football operations.
Kachinsky was featured in the Making a Murder documentary series. On July 29, the District II Court of Appeals upheld a verdict that found Kachinsky guilty of one count of Violate/Harassment Restraining Order. He was convicted at jury trial and sentenced to five days in jail and probation.Jul 29, 2020
Kathleen ZellnerA state appeals court will release a decision Wednesday in Steven Avery's case, Kathleen Zellner, Avery's attorney, said Tuesday.Jul 27, 2021
STEVEN Avery is currently serving a life sentence after being convicted of 1st Degree Intentional Homicide 20 years after being wrongfully convicted of sexual assault and attempted murder. While in jail, Avery had a relationship with pen pal turned fiancée Lynn Hartman but the two have since parted ways.
Brendan Ray Dassey (born October 19, 1989) is an American convicted murderer from Manitowoc County, Wisconsin, who, at age 16, confessed to being a party to first-degree murder, mutilation of a corpse, and second-degree sexual assault. He was sentenced to life in prison, with the earliest possibility of parole in 2048. His videotaped interrogation and confession, which he recanted at trial, substantially contributed to his conviction. Parts were shown in the Netflix documentary se…
Brendan Ray Dassey was born to Barbara and Peter Dassey in Manitowoc County, Wisconsin. He has three brothers (Bryan, Bobby, and Blaine) and a half-brother (Brad).
At the time of his indictment, Dassey was a 16-year-old sophomore at Mishicot High School. With an IQ in the borderline deficiency range, he was enrolled in special education classes. Dassey was described as a quiet, introverted young man with an interest in WWE(he was reportedly upset wh…
Photographer Teresa Halbach, born March 22, 1980, in Kaukauna, Wisconsin, was reported missing by her parents on November 3, 2005. Halbach, who had not been seen since October 31, resided next door to her parents in Calumet County. Halbach was known to have visited the Avery Salvage Yard in Manitowoc County on October 31, 2005.
On November 10, 2005, following the discovery of her Toyota RAV4vehicle partially concealed o…
In January 2010, Dassey's attorneys entered a motion for retrial, which was denied in December by Judge Fox. Fox's ruling was affirmed by the Wisconsin Court of Appeals in January 2013, and the Wisconsin Supreme Court declined to review it.
The release of Making a Murderer in December 2015 generated a wide, international audience and was met with significant media attention. There were numerous discussions regarding the pros…
• Innocence Project
• Dassey v. Dittmann (ED Wis, No. 14-CV-1310, 12 August 2016). Grant of petition for a writ of habeas corpus.
• Bluhm Legal Clinic Center on Wrongful Convictions of Youth at Northwestern University Pritzker School of Law