now two years after his release from prison this poster boy for wrongful convictions was back in the news and not in a good way. i hope she comes back so she can go back to her family. when he rived on site he learned teresa halbach had an appointment at the salvage yard to take photos of this van avery s sister was selling. teresa had left a message that morning. i m a photographer and just egiving you a call to let you know i can come out there today in the afternoon, and it will probably be around 2:00. steven avery confirmed to investigators that teresa had been on the property that day and left around 2:30 p.m. avery didn t tell them much more, but for investigators a dark tale started emerging from the physical evidence, especially when they made a gruesome discovery in the back of teresa s suv. we found teresa emphasis blood in the vehicle, primarily
him get back on his feet. he had an opportunity to make something of his life. it appeared he was headed in that direction. reporter: now, two years after the coffnviction, he was back in the news and not in a good way. he learned teresa halbach had an appointment on october 31st. this is teresa with auto trader magazine. just giving you a call to let you know that i can come out here today, in the afternoon. it will be around 2:00. reporter: steven avery confirmed to investigators that teresa had been on the property that day and left around 2:00 p.m. avery didn t tell them much more.
your theory is that the key was planted in the residence? that is where we thought the evidence was pointing. by the police? by someone. it was not found in six or seven earlier entries to the trailer. we re talking about a trailer. it didn t add up. co-lead investigator tom fassbender worked alongside local sheriff s deputies but was employed by a different agency the wisconsin department of justice. this is the first time he s responded publicly to the accusations against him and his law enforcement colleagues. did you have any kind of vendetta against steven avery? absolutely not. i didn t know steven avery, didn t know his family. never been there. fassbender bristles at the idea the local investigators could have done anything unethical. the people that were there that i worked with were hard-working. they only wanted to do the right thing and to do this investigation the right way. is it possible that that blood could have been planted? no. everything, all the
sheriff s deputies but was employed by a different agency the wisconsin department of justice. this is the first time he s responded publicly to the accusations against him and his law enforcement colleagues. did you have any kind of vendetta against steven avery? absolutely not. i didn t know steven avery, didn t know his family. never been there. fassbender bristles at the idea the local investigators could have done anything unethical. the people that were there that i worked with were hard-working. they only wanted to do the right thing and to do this investigation the right way. is it possible that that blood could have been planted? no. everything, all the evidence says no. fassbender notes that a chemical called edta had been used to preserve avery s blood in the vial. and that at trial, tests showed no presence of avery s blood found in the suv. it didn t match. fassbender s argument, since that blood found in the vehicle didn t contain the chemical, it coul
i were come out in the afternoon around 2:00. reporter: steven avery confirmed to investigators theresa had been on the property that day and left around 2:30 p.m. avery didn t tell them much more, but for investigators, a dark tale started emerging from the physical evidence. especially when they made a gruesome discovery in the back of theresa the suv. we found theresa s blood in the vehicle prime hairly in the cargo air. reporter: and in the front more blood. there was blood, some of the upholstery and very telling swipe of blood near the ignition switch of the vehicle. reporter: tests showed that blood was steven avery s, taking him from person of interest to prime suspect. you believe you can explain the blood? steven avery? yes. absolutely. steven avery had a cut on his right-hand middle finger that was freshly scabbed over, and if you took that key and put it in that ignition switch and lined