"Making a Murderer" subject Brendan Dassey is set to get out of prison after US Judge William Duffin ordered for his release pending appeal.
Brendan's conviction was overturned this summer after investigation found out that he was forced into confessing his involvement in the murder of 25-year-old photographer Teresa Halbach in 2005, E News reported. "Making a Murderer" is Netflix 10-part documentary series about the trial of Avery and Dassey, who were convicted in 2007 for the murder of Halbach. Dassey was convicted six months before his 18th birthday.
Right after the murder of Halbach, Brendan was interrogated by the authorities for two days. He didn't have his attorney, his parents, or any other adult during the four times he was interrogated. After that, he confessed to have something to do with Halbach's rape and murder. However, he later on denied those confessions.
Judge Duffin ordered for Dassey's release from prison under supervision until the case become clear, BBC reported. He will be released under the conditions that he should provide the address where he will reside. He is also prohibited from contacting any members of Halback's family and Avery. Attorney Steve Drizin, the lawyer representing Dassey hopes that he will be released early enough for him to spend Thanksgiving with his family.
The case became very controversial after "Making a Murdered" was released in Netflix in December 2015. The filmmakers of the documentary believe that there are some reasons to doubt the legal process behind Dassey and Avery's conviction. Their trial lasted for 9 days until they were convicted on April 25, 2007. The jury deliberated the case for four hours.
Dassey was convicted of first-degree intentional homicide, second-degree mutilation of a corpse and sexual assault. Halbach was a young photographer for Auto Trader Magazine. Her charred and mutilated corpses were found at the car salvage yard that Avery owns. She went there a week before she was found dead to take pictures of a minivan, which was up for sale.
"Making a Murderer" aims to document how law officials in Manitowoc Country, Wisconsin handled the case. These officials had already been facing huge financial penalty for wrongfully imprisoning Avery over a span of 18 for sexual assault.