'Making a Murderer' keeps raising questions

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During an interview with Gothamist, Ken Kratz admitted he wasn't the nicest guy during the trials of Steven Avery and Brendan Dassey.
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Steven Avery is again in the spotlight thanks to the Netflix documentary series "Making a Murderer."(Photo: USA TODAY NETWORK-Wisconsin)

APPLETON, Wis. —*Don't let the name fool you. The Frisky*has some deeply thoughtful writing about Making a Murderer,*the people in it*and the questions the documentary raises.
Author*Amelia McDonell-Parry acknowledges that reasonable minds might disagree over questions of guilt vs. innocence, and whether filmmakers*Laura Ricciardi and*Moira Demos are somehow obligated to present a neutral view of the proceedings. But, she writes, the documentary raises important questions about fairness in the legal system.
Making a Murderer*(and its predecessor, the Serial*podcast)*"have aided in educating the public about a legal system that would prefer to be regarded as too complicated to understand because our ignorance makes us easier to control," McDonnell-Parry writes. "The outrage that these series have inspired is a long time coming.
"Let’s not diminish or dismiss that (mostly constructive) outrage —*a few misdirected tweets notwithstanding —*in favor of hand-wringing and nitpicking over journalistic impartiality. Anything that successfully chips away at the cult-like reverence with which our country treats those who make and enforce laws should be celebrated and encouraged."
GREAT FALLS TRIBUNE
Montana author ties serial killer to 'Making a Murderer'

The magazine-length piece also looks at other cases where people who were convicted claimed they they had been wrongly arrested and convicted.
TEN QUESTIONS*...
Another article — this*on Rolling Stone magazine's website*— concludes with*10 questions "we still have about Making a Murderer."
Some have been top-of-mind since the series first became available for viewing (ex: Why did then-Sgt. Andrew Colborn "call in" Halbach's license plate by telephone when the vehicle apparently had not been found yet?). But others have gotten much less review in the court of public opinion.

Manitowoc County Sheriff's Sgt. Andrew Colborn testified during the seventh day of Steven Avery's homicide trial at the Calumet County Courthouse on Feb. 20, 2007 in Chilton. He is one of two Manitowoc County deputies accused of planting evidence at Avery's home to frame him for the murder of photographer Teresa Halbach.*(Photo: File/USA TODAY NETWORK-Wisconsin)

Perhaps the biggest: What went on inside the jury room?
The story also includes comments from then NBC 26 reporter Aaron Keller wondering if police called a reporter at a competing station to say that Avery was the last person to have seen Halbach alive.
"The answer to that question — I don't know if it's worth anything," he said. "To some conspiracy theorist it might be."
STAY TUNED
In true tabloid form, the UK's Mirror claims, without attribution,*that a juror will say that Avery and his nephew were framed*and promises "explosive new details."
"Filmmakers*Laura Ricciardi and Moira Demos*are said to be planning a second series of the hit show in which they will unveil startling new evidence."
USA TODAY
'Making a Murderer' case tainted by investigators, experts say

LIVE, FROM MILWAUKEE ...
If you'd like to see the principals on Steven Avery's defense team up close, you'll want to be ready when tickets go on sale Friday for a Milwaukee appearance by lawyers*Dean Strang and Jerome Buting.

Steven Avery's attorney's Dean Strang, left, and Jerome Buting answer questions at the Calumet County Courthouse Sunday, March 18, 2007, in Chilton. Avery was found guilty Sunday of first degree intentional homicide in the murder of photographer Teresa Halbach, 25, on Oct. 31, 2005 near the family's auto salvage lot in rural Manitowoc County.*(Photo: AP Photo/Patrick Ferron, Pool)

The pair will appear at the Riverside Theater March 18*for a moderated discussion with WUWM host Mitch Teich. Reserved seats cost $45.50 and will be available at noon CT Friday at*http://pabsttheater.org/show/strangbuting, or at the Pabst and Riverside theater box offices.
USA TODAY
'Making a Murderer': Where are they now?

'SWASHBUCKLING' KRATZ?
Bustle continues to find clever, fresh angles from which*to approach the case of Teresa Halbach's murder, and the prosecution of Avery and nephew Brendan Dassey.
Today's: The website*looks at video from around the time of Halbach's disappearance*that*the site says reveal "a pattern of suspicion about Avery," as well Avery's attempts before he even was arrested to accuse Manitowoc County investigators of trying to frame him.
The site also shows a 2013 newscast that pokes fun at Avery's "ZZ Top video"*beard and refers to prosecutor Ken Kratz as "swashbuckling."

Calumet County District Attorney Ken Kratz begins his opening statement in the Steven Avery trailat the Calumet County Courthouse on Feb. 12, 2007 in Chilton.*(Photo: Kirk Wagner/Post-Crescent Media)

BUTING'S FAITH
Speaking of fresh angles, the*National Catholic Reporter talks to Buting*about faith, values and defending a low-income client accused of a brutal homicide.
"Jesus reached out to the underclass of society, including the poor, mentally ill and imprisoned, and so did (my wife and I)," he said. "They are humans the same as anyone, but often are cast aside by the rest of society. Unfortunately, society doesn't want to provide the financial and other resources for those who are charged with or convicted of crimes."
Buting's wife, Kathleen Stilling, is also his law partner.
USA TODAY
Seven details left out of 'Making a Murderer'

INNOCENCE NEWS
The Innocence Project, often the last chance for people convicted of serious crimes, is*hoping for a win this week in a 22-year-old case*in Oklahoma. From the*NPR station in Oklahoma City:
"The Oklahoma Innocence Project will go to Tulsa County District Court later this week with new evidence in a 1994 case where two convicted murderers could get another chance to prove they had nothing to do with the crime.*Malcolm Scott and Demarchoe Carpenter were 17 when someone drove past a party and shot into the crowd. Karen Summers died that night, and police focused their attention on the two men after witnesses identified them as the shooters."
ALSO*
From this past weekend, United By Media has a discussion with one of Dassey's post-conviction*attorneys Laura Nirider of the Center for the Wrongful Conviction of Youth.
And from earlier Tuesday*…
?"You can dance to it:"*Don't have time to watch 10 hours of the documentary? Have two minutes, 23 seconds? FunkTheNews has something for*you.
According to BoingBoing.com,*FTN has boiled MaM down to a 2:23 music video, and "you can dance to it."
?Ask a supermodel:*Sports Illustrated joins the*fray with news that*supermodel Gigi Hadid did some binge-watching*— she apparently doesn't read Bustle*— and then went on a Twitter rant. And, shocker, SI uses the opportunity to post some photos of Hadid's SI Swimsuit Issue work.
?Nancy Grace on fire?*Nancy Grace continues to talk about Making a Murderer,*as she is wont to do.*In this segment with ABC's Dan Abrams (who appears to have misplaced his razor),*she*discusses Avery's recent letter claiming the real killer is still on the loose. And she has flames coming from over her shoulder.
?You busy this Saturday?*Investigation Discovery*is premiering its*special on Avery, titled Steven Avery: Innocent or Guilty?*on Jan. 30 at 9 p.m. ET, Variety reports.
?Binge-watching = Bad:*Don't binge-watch Making a Murderer,*Bustle says, because you'll miss a lot of important stuff. They interview an expert who says*binge-watching creates an effect in the viewer that's similar to being punch-drunk. And, clearly, you don't want watching TV to feel like being repeatedly hit in the face,
?Ozarks angle:*There's a guy in the Ozarks who was wrongly convicted of murder. He says*lots of people want to talk to him*about Making a Murderer.
"Cases should not be tried on Netflix, NBC, ABC or Fox,” Josh Kezer tells SEMissourian.com. “This man may have been convicted with an unfair bias. It’s OK to be ignorant, but it’s not OK to deny your ignorance.”

"Making a Murderer" premieres Dec. 18 on Netflix.*(Photo: YouTube capture)

?Over in Ireland:*Talk-show host Ray D'Arcy is taking a ton of heat for a weekend interview with Strang. Commenters like those at The Irish Independent*are calling the interview "cringeworthy"*and D'Arcy "unprepared."
?Next up:*What if someone made another*film that was VERY similar to Making a Murderer,*but it was fiction?
"A*new movie just premiered at the*Sundance Film Festival, and it could practically be a fictionalized version of the documentary," Hollywoodlife gushes. "The Free World*is about a man exonerated for his crimes and then, something happens that might jeopardize that new-found freedom."
Follow Doug Schneider on Twitter:*@PGDougSchneider
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