it is beyond overwhelming. steven avery is guilty. the story gripped the nation in the series, of making a murder. so many citizens it s being heard by people around the world. steven avery and his nephew, convicted of murder and a hunting killing of the young photographer. where they really in dissent? i didn t do it. somebody is doing a job on me. did you have any vendetta against avery? absolutely not. for the first time on television, lead investigator defenses interrogation that led to a conviction. this is seen by many as a false confession. there was a real confession. he knew reference. those officers wanted that information in the worst way. they got it in the worse way. that prosecutor fights back with an explosive book. people are going to hear the other side of the story. and a promise from steven avery s high powered new return. do you have evidence that could free steven avery? we do. welcome to dateline. it s an extraordina
craig melvin: the story gripped the nation in the series making a murderer. so many americans have learned about it. laura nirider: it s being heard by people around the world. craig melvin: steven avery and his nephew, convicted of murder and the haunting killing of a young photographer. but were they really innocent? andrea canning: did you have any kind of vendetta against steven avery? absolutely not. craig melvin: for the first time on television, a lead investigator defends his interrogation which led to a conviction overturned. andrea canning: this was seen by many as a false confession. i feel it was a real confession. he knew right from wrong. laura nirider: those officers wanted that information in the worst way, and they got it in the worst way. craig melvin: the prosecutor fights back with an explosive book. people are going to hear the other side of the story. craig melvin: and a promise from steven avery s high-powered, new attorney. andrea canning: do you thi
interactions with teresa. saying, there is no proof mister avery was becoming obsessed with mrs. halbach. and that rehashing a story about it admissible evidence seems pointless. still there also notes, mr. cross has no qualifications which would allow him to diagnose mr. avery as a psychopath. mr. avery has never been diagnosed as a psychopath. kratz, who prosecuted both steven avery and brendan ducey says he s undaunted. are you afraid of kathleen s owner? no. i m not in the case anymore. should be afraid of anything. my involvement concluded she could unravel your work if what she is saying has some weight to it. you don t think she is a chance? i don t. she s a competent, why are you confident? we spent 18 months putting this case together. this wasn t just thrown together. it wasn t crystal cops. it was done very professionally, very well.
and left around 2:30 pm. avery didn t tell them much more before investigators and a dark tale emerge from the evidence, especially when they made a gruesome discovery in the back of traces suv. we find traces blood in the vehicle, primarily in the cargo area of the rav4. in the front, more blood. there was blood and the upholstery and a telling supplied near the ignition scratch on the vehicle. test showed that blood was steven avery s. taking him to a person of interest to prime suspect. you believe you can explain the blood from steven avery? yes, absolutely. steven avery had a cut on his right hand, little finger, that was freshly stepped over and if you took becky and put it in that examination switch, it lined up perfectly with contact pattern swipe. how did he explain that can? i m not sure if i remember that. i think he claimed he had
zellner notes mr. kratz says no qualifications which would allow him to diagnosed mr. avery as a psychopath. mr. avery has never been diagnosed as a psychopath. kratz, who prosecuted both steven avery and brendan dassey, says he s undaunted. are you afraid of kathleen zellner? no, i m not involved in the case anymore. i shouldn t be afraid of anything. my involvement she could unravel your work, if what she s saying has some weight to it? you don t think she has a chance? i don t. if she so confident, why are you so confident? we spent 18 months putting this case together. it wasn t thrown together. it wasn t a bunch of keystone cops, it was done very professionally, very well. kratz does have personal regrets. in his book, he admits to past for scripture and drug abuse. it says he s ashamed he sent sexually suggestive text to a domestic violence victim two years after avery s trial.