A True Crime Story..

In the early morning hours of March 13th, 2004, police in the small town of Avery, Wisconsin received a distress call from a local resident. Upon arriving at the scene, they found the body of 25-year-old Teresa Halbach, a freelance photographer, lying in a clearing just outside of town. She had been brutally murdered, and her car was nowhere to be found.

The investigation into Halbach's death was led by the Calumet County Sheriff's Department, and they soon focused their attention on a local resident named Steven Avery. Avery, a 44-year-old man who had previously served 18 years in prison for a crime he did not commit, was considered a prime suspect due to his criminal history and his proximity to the crime scene.

Police searched Avery's property and found several pieces of evidence linking him to the crime, including blood stains in his garage that matched Halbach's DNA, as well as her car key in his bedroom. They also found a bullet fragment with her DNA on it in his garage and her vehicle in the yard of his salvage yard.

The prosecution argued that Avery had lured Halbach to his property under the guise of a photograph session and then murdered her in his garage. They painted a picture of Avery as a vengeful and violent individual who, having been wrongfully convicted once before, was now seeking to silence any potential witnesses against him.

Avery, who maintained his innocence throughout the trial, argued that the evidence against him had been planted by the police, who he claimed had a vendetta against him for his previous wrongful conviction. He also pointed to several inconsistencies in the prosecution's case, including a lack of a murder weapon and the fact that no one had seen Halbach on his property on the day of her murder.

Despite Avery's claims of innocence, he was found guilty of first-degree intentional homicide and sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole. His nephew, Brendan Dassey, who was 16 years old at the time was found guilty of being party to the crime and also sentenced to life imprisonment.

The case became one of the most high-profile criminal cases in the United States, and it continues to be a topic of controversy and debate to this day. Some believe that Avery was the victim of a gross injustice and that the real killer is still at large, while others believe that he is guilty and that the justice system worked as it should.

Regardless of one's opinion on Avery's guilt or innocence, the case serves as a powerful reminder of the fallibility of the criminal justice system and the need for constant vigilance in ensuring that the rights of the accused are protected at all times.

The case was later on brought back to public attention by the Netflix series Making a Murderer which brought up many questions on the investigation and handling of the case. Various motions were filed for retrial and appeal, but the decision remained the same, Avery and Dassey remain in prison to this day.