Making a Murderer
2015 American true crime documentary series
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| April 2019 | Tricia Bushnell, legal director of the Midwest Innocence Project, stopped representing Steven Avery. |
| October 19 2018 | The second season of Making a Murderer was released on Netflix, continuing to explore Avery and Dassey's legal struggles. |
| June 2018 | The U.S. Supreme Court declined to hear Dassey's appeal of the 7th Circuit's en banc decision. |
| December 2017 | An en banc panel of the Seventh Circuit upheld Dassey's original conviction in a 4-3 split decision. |
| 2016 | Making a Murderer won four Primetime Emmy Awards, recognizing the documentary's significant impact and storytelling. |
| November 17 2016 | The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit blocked Dassey's release pending appeal. |
| November 16 2016 | The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit granted a stay of Dassey's release, pending resolution of the appeal. |
| November 14 2016 | Federal District Court Judge William Duffin ordered Dassey's release within 90 days if prosecutors did not retry the case. |
| August 12 2016 | Brendan Dassey's conviction was overturned in federal district court by a Magistrate Judge, based on the unconstitutional coercion of his confession. |
| July 2016 | Netflix announced the second season of Making a Murderer, which would explore the aftermath of Brendan Dassey's conviction and subsequent legal appeals. |
| December 18 2015 | The first season of Making a Murderer premiered on Netflix, documenting Avery's legal saga and bringing widespread public attention to his case. |
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