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
avery. he and his teenage nephew or convicted in the brutal murder of wisconsin photographer-y theresa halbach. then came a documentary series exploring allegations of police corruption, so explosive, and vested gaiters had been forced to fight back. two sides, one truth. who will you believe? the mystery of what happened here in the sprawling fields of right wisconsin captivated the country. where the jury find the defendant, steven avery guilty. in 2015, the netflix series making a murderer convinced many viewers that steven avery and brendan dassey convicted of murder had been railed by law enforcement. it s a case state line has been following for more than a decade. as their lawyers worked tirelessly to free them from prison, we pose the questions everyone has been asking to two men who helped put avery and dassey behind bars.
it s an extraordinary case that defies easy answers. at the center of it all, stephen avery. he and his teenage nephew or convicted in the brutal murder of wisconsin photographer-y theresa halbach. then came a documentary series exploring allegations of police corruption, so explosive, and vested gaiters had been forced to fight back. two sides, one truth. who will you believe? the mystery of what happened here in the sprawling fields of right wisconsin captivated the country. where the jury find the defendant, steven avery guilty. in 2015, the netflix series making a murderer convinced many viewers that steven avery and brendan dassey convicted of murder had been railed by law enforcement. it s a case state line has been following for more than a decade. as their lawyers worked