Brendan Dassey, the subject in Netflix's docu-crime series "Making a Murderer," remains behind bars even after a lower court has granted his freedom last week. An appeals court has now blocked Dassey's release, making his case even more complicated than ever.
In 2007, Dassey was found guilty after confessing that he helped his uncle Steven Avery rape a photographer from Wisconsin named Teresa Halbach. Their case was chronicled by Netflix in "Making a Murderer."
Now, almost 10 years after, a lower court order has granted Dassey's release, stating that the 27-year-old will still be under strict supervision once free. Unfortunately, the three-judge panel in Chicago's 7th U.S. Circuit blocked Dassey's release just three days after the initial ruling.
Reasons for keeping Dassey behind bars were not explained. However, the panel stated that there are still no results for the appeal.
Seventh Circuit just denied Brendan Dassey's release pending appeal outcome. Never easy.#MakingAMurderer
— Kathleen Zellner (@ZellnerLaw) November 17, 2016
Avery and Dassey's crime was a controversial one, as their victim's body was found in the home and scrap yard in Milwaukee of Avery in 2005. Avery was sentenced to life in prison. He was found guilty of first-degree intentional homicide and felony for unlawful possession of a firearm.
Dassey was found guilty, too. The cases were a first-degree intentional homicide, second-degree sexual assault, and corpse mutilation. Then 16-year-old Dassey was also sentenced to life in prison, The Guardian reports.
Dassey's lawyers, Laura Nirider and Steve Drizin, are disappointed with the ruling. However, they will still make an appeal for the "Making A Murderer" subject.
The statement of Dassey's lawyer was released from the Netflix staff who were camping out from the jail waiting for Brendan Dassey's release. The 10-part documentary of "Making a Murderer" by Netflix questioned Manitowoc County's handling and investigation of the case, Yahoo reports.
