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Rated pg-13. >> in january 2006, steven avery pleaded not guilty and ken kratz began building his case. he chronicles it all in his book, avery. >> what do you feel people know the least about in this case? >> the book is about steven avery that is setting forth a better representation of what the real evidence was. >> better, he says, than the way the evidence was presented in "making a murderer." for the first time, kratz lays out his theory with new details hes never shared before. for one th...

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 ...

Manitowoc county. >> fassbender says he believes a conspiracy to frame avery would have been virtually impossible to carry out. >> i could go on and on about the planting defense and how absurd it is, with the multiple agencies that we had in there. >> im your friend right now. >> but it was that video of brendan dassey which would 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 confessio...

Coming up, just who was he? and then a daring escape plan from an unlikely hero. >> and then i told the lady, now. >> what happened next amazed the world. when "dateline" continues. ♪ (woman) one year ago today mom started searching for her words. and my brother ray and i started searching for answers. (vo) when its time to navigate in-home care, follow that bright star. because brightstar care earns the same accreditation as the best hospitals. and brightstar care means an rn will customize a...

Town square, a gathering place that fulfills our every need, shopping, eating, socializing. a trip to the mall is an escape on weekends. not just in america, in nairobi, kenya, the upscale and modern westgate mall was the place to unwind at the end of the workweek. it was the last place you would expect something like this. [ gunfire ] gunshots, explosions, armed men taking over every floor, methodically shooting anyone in their way. [ gunfire ] that was the unbelievably brutal scene that played...

Welcome back to "dateline." the world watched in horror as the terrorist attack on nairobis westgate mall unfolded. many were stuck inside with little communication to the outside. philip walton was in the u.s., far from his home in kenya, when he learned his wife and children were inside the building. all he could do is wait and pray. here is kate snow. three hours had passed since phillip was awakened by a call telling him his family was trapped inside the westgate mall, pinned down by gunfi...

Hello and welcome back to "dateline." im craig melvin. gunmen had taken over the westgate mall and patrolling the building, searching for victims. the two mothers in the story, both hiding with their children were hoping time was not running out. here is kate snow. for three and a half hours after armed gunmen stormed the westgate mall, two mothers had been trapped. catherine crouched for cover with three young daughters, urns a -- under a temporary kiosk with gunmen patrolling nearby. and fai...

Blown because now they know we are really not dead. >> faith didnt trust anyone now, so when a man approached, she was sure it wasnt good. >> and thats when i felt somebody touching me, i knew they had come for us because now they know we are alive. so we just laid down there and i remember telling them, shh, quiet. >> faith has to make a split second decision. their lives depend on it. should she trust the man talking to her child. coming up -- >> baby, baby, touching my daughter. baby, baby....