In the heart of a life-changing event that took the public by storm, Netflix will recreate the second installment of the hit series “Making a Murderer” as Brendan Dassey’s life sentence was overturned on Friday.
In the first thirty-five days after its release last year, “Making a Murderer” enthralled everyone as over 19 million viewers reportedly watched each episode. The phenomenal series features the story of Steven Avery and the probable mishandling of his case when he was convicted of murder in 2005. Brendan Dassey (Steven Avery’s nephew), who was also jailed, was the subject of the documentary series.
On Friday, a Milwaukee-based federal judge overturned Brendan Dassey's conviction for the murder of photographer Teresa Halbach. Dassey was tried as an accomplice in the second case for the murder of Teresa Halbach and was sentenced to 41 years in prison on charges of first-degree intentional homicide.
“Making a Murderer" scrutinized every detail of the case and hypothesized that local law enforcement may have manipulated the evidence and may have squeezed Dassey for a confession, according to the Independent. If the state decides not to retry him, the 26-year-old Dassey will be freed in 90 days.
Not only does “Making a Murderer” documents real-life events for outstanding audience attention, it acts as an agent of change in exposing the lives of its major characters and helps them get reliable access to the truth. This stays true for the cases of Avery and Dassey. Their story is a real-life drama that caught the awareness of many and had led them into the hands of a highly skilled and distinguished legal counsel.
According to Variety, “Making a Murderer” directors and executive producers Laura Ricciardi and Moira Demos expressed their statement about the recent news on Dassey’s case. “Today there was a major development for the subjects in our story and this recent news shows the criminal justice system at work. As we have done for the past 10 years, we will continue to document the story as it unfolds and follow it wherever it may lead.”
