The new lawyer for Steven Avery, the main subject of the Netflix docuseries, "Making a Murderer," is seeking extensive DNA re-testing for her client. Kathleen Zellner said that she can prove that Steven Avery has been framed by Wisconsin authorities for the rape and murder of Teresa Halbach, and it's these new tests that will help shed light on the defense's claims.
Newsweek reports that Kathleen Zellner has filed for a motion Friday, Aug. 26, to allow the defense access to evidence taken before 2007 in the "Making a Murderer" case. She cites that these pieces of evidence will be retested using new technology, or New Scientific Testing, as she proclaimed on Twitter.
This type of test was previously unavailable when Steven Avery was convicted to prison without parole, as shown in the first season of "Making a Murderer." Zellner also declared, in a 45-page document, that she has found inconsistencies in the previous investigations. Once she gets the results of these new tests, she will also reveal who the real murderer is.
Just hand-delivered Motion for New Scientific Testing to Delores. Hope to hand-deliver her son in the very near future.@MakingAMurderer
— Kathleen Zellner (@ZellnerLaw) August 26, 2016
"Making a Murderer" documented the Steven Avery case, which began in the early 2000s. Netflix released the documentary in 2015 and has drawn immense public interest in the way the justice system handled the crime scene investigation and gathering of statements and evidence.
Just this August, Steven Avery's co-accused in the "Making a Murderer" case, his nephew Brendan Dassey, was overturned by the courts after it concluded that the police investigators mishandled the way they gathered evidence against Dassey. He was already serving prison time for 10 years before the courts declared he's exonerated. The latest developments in "Making a Murderer" is said to be bolstering Steven Avery's appeal.
Zellner further told the courts her client in "Making a Murderer" would not allow for another round of extensive re-testing if he's actually guilty. "The fact that Mr. Avery has agreed to all this testing is further proof he's actually innocent of these crimes," defended Zellner, per The Daily Beast.
