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Really put fassbender at the center of the storm. an interrogation so controversial it might get averys nephew out of prison. >> how much of brendan dasseys confession was true? coming up -- >> those officers wanted that information in the worst way, and they got it in the worst way. >> when "dateline" continues. any object. any surface. if youve got a life you gotta swiffer can be used almost everywhere on almost everybody. like the fingers of a flight attendant.

For avery. in a statement, she told "dateline," we will be able to demonstrate exactly how the evidence was planted in the early part of the investigation. avery, she insists, was framed for a crime he did not commit. but in october, a wisconsin circuit court denied that request. in her ruling, the judge stated that based on the evidence presented, avery had failed to establish grounds for a new trial. but the battle continues. in november 2017, zellner filed a notice to appeal the judges ruling...

>> coming up -- >> he told me to watch "dateline." >> how a 6-year-old "dateline" led to a brand-new attorney. >> i said, thats the man thats going to get steven out of prison. >> when "dateline" continues.

Welcome back to "dateline." im craig melvin. investigators deny they framed steven avery for the murder of teresa halbach. afterall, his nephew, brendan, confessed. but did he tell detectives the truth or what he thought they wanted to hear? here with more of our story is andrea canning. >> all the renewed attention in the steven avery saga has shed light on the other defendant in the case -- brendan dassey. the teenager had been convicted of rape and murder, but to his family, none of it ever m...

Fate, steven avery and his supporters hope for good news in his case. >> hes very gentle and very loving. >> sandy greenman is averys long time friend and one-time fiancee. convinced of his innocence, she said she searched for years to find the right attorney to take on his case. during a call from prison, avery told her to watch "dateline." >> he had heard that there was going to be this ryan ferguson case on "dateline." he told me to watch it, just to see the lawyer. >> that "dateline" program...

Extra." im craig melvin. ethan mack awaited a jury verdict. would they find him guilty of murdering his best find kate waring or would they set him free? and what about the stranger kate waring met on a train, heather kamp? here again is keith morrison. >> you just never can tell how a jury will react to the fact of a complicated murder case or the accusations of a person like heather kamp. ethan mack cooled his heels while his jury tried to decide if he did or did not smother, beat, taser and d...

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He was about to turn up the heat on a very cold case. >> dr. michael baden has reviewed the evidence and has determined that this could not have been an accidental fall. >> in december of 2008, detectives paid one more visit to stephen scharf. >> they wouldnt tell me what it was for. i had no idea what this was about. i mean, it didnt make sense. >> 16 years after that fatal night on the cliff, police were back and stephen scharf was in for a shock. >> after all these years, you thought it was d...

Happened to his wife. >> do you remember whats going through your mind at that point? >> how badly is she hurt. where is she? why isnt she calling back to me. >> thats when an officer walked into the room and broke the news to stephen. jody was gone. >> i dont even remember who came in and told me. >> what was your reaction? >> denial. it was how could this -- how could this happen. >> that question would haunt him and many others. and it would take years for the answers to finally come. >> comi...

The violent intent to kill his wife. or, was there another way of looking at that couple perched high on those cliffs on a summer night? stephens new wife says the prosecution has it all wrong. >> my husband is not capable. that is not the man he is. my husband is sweet, kind, loving. considerate. >> the defense was ready to show how stephen scharf, far from villain, was the real victim in this story. coming up -- >> they destroyed the crime scene area. >> new questions about the evidence. and...