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To free them from prison, we posed a question everyone has been asking to two men who helped put them behind bars. >> why would steven avery do this? >> thats a good question. >> hes written a book which repeals his provocative theory, that steven avery made himself a murderer. >> seechb avery started planning this event when he went to prison. >> we talked to the lead investigators who has come under fire for this controversial investigation. >> youve stayed silent through this firestorm. >> so...

Investigate the case, kratz had a problem. >> you still didnt know how she was killed, exactly where she was killed. was that bothering you? >> yes, but sometimes you have what you have. it was all coming together in bits and pieces. >> he and his team kept digging until they got a big lead. >> have a seat. >> in march, 2006, four months after teresas murder, tom fassbender spoke with averys 16-year-old nephew in a series of highly scrutinized interviews. >> what was your opinion of brendan dass...

Entirety of the interview, i would say yes. >> and as for the other moment that has angered so many followers of the case. >> im going to come out and ask you, who shot her in the head? >> he did. >> any regrets about that? bringing it up yourselves, about putting that in his head? >> theres always things that you can improve on. there were instances because of brendans personality that, yeah, we had to talk to him about and ask more specifically certain questions. and it happens. >> what do you...

Immigration. coming ago republicans face criticism over the policies separating parents and children coming across the border. eight people have been injured after a taxi crashed into pedestrians on a moscow sidewalk. that driver in the crash has been detained, police saying it appears he lost control of the cab. for now, back to "dateline." welcome back to "dateline." im craig melvin. investigators deny they framed steven avery for the murder of teresa halbach. after all, his nephew, brendan,...

>> unconscionable. >> he came on board to defend dassey. they discovered he had made legal mistakes that caused him to be removed from the case. hes faced online vitriol from supporters of dassey. >> is it okay if i read you some of the comments? >> sure, go ahead. >> disgusting human being. disgrace to the wisconsin judicial system, a man with a sickened soul. >> ive seen it. >> in one instance, kachinsky, working to cut a plea deal, had arranged for his client to speak with investigators, but ...

Officers used in this case. >> the attorneys say the investigators manipulated with coaxing statements like these from fassbender who was seated just off-camera. >> im your friend right now. its all right. you are doing the right thing. >> they should never have made those kinds of suggestions, that they wanted to comfort him. that all would be well. those kinds of tactics when used on a kid like brendan are a recipe for false confessions. >> and they say the investigators manipulation of the te...

Correctional institute when she paid a visit to avery in 2016. >> do you think you have new evidence that could free stephen avery? >> we do, yeah. >> zelner invited "date line" into the war courtroroom she cr dedicated to the avery case. >> we know if that was tested? >> sthe even showed this rav 4 she bought to get a better understanding of theresas vehicle. in august of 2016, to much media fan fare, she found a motion for new evidence. >> well find out one way or the other, was the evidence p...

Because thats the system. >> are you okay if he walks free? >> im not okay if the familys not okay. i believe brendan was involved in this. that he was there and he was involved in it. >> the wisconsin attorney general also believes brendan was involved in teresas murder. he appealed the judges order for release, asking a full panel of federal judges to review the case. in september of 2017, that request was granted. the seventh circuit u.s. court of appeals heard arguments about whether dasseys...

>> looking at the whole picture, absolutely. >> and that picture came into sharper focus when fassbenders team found another clue, teresas key in averys bedroom. >> the toyota key, with the fob connector to it. >> this is huge. >> yeah. >> especially when they later found averys dna on it. it would become a highly controversial clue in the case. the evidence was stacking up against steven avery and fassbender said the rav4 would tell investigators one last thing. >> we had tested the hood latch ...

>> i did tell him, manitowoc wasnt done with him. >> why did you tell him that? >> something told me they werent going to hand steve avery $36 million or any kind of money, that they were going to be watching him and look what happened. >> avery settled that lawsuit for $400,000 before his trial. the county did not acknowledge any wrongdoing. he used the money to hire his defense attorneys, dean strang, and jerry butting. >> we knew going in it was going to be a difficult defense. >> we spoke to...