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The investigative results of the case have been turned over to the Calumet County District Attorney’s Office.

The Swenson case drew a lot of public attention in 1983 — and in the years since. Heres a timeline of major points in the case.

The Swenson case drew a lot of public attention in 1983 — and in the years since. Heres a timeline of major points in the case.

The investigative results of the case have been turned over to the Calumet County District Attorney’s Office.

CALUMET COUNTY, WI (WTAQ) -- Human remains have been found in High Cliff State Park. A police presence there has closed off part of the park in Calume...

It all came together for kratz. he believes avery developed a deep resentment of women, which had started with his wrongful conviction, and had only grown over the years. >> he has no remorse for his behavior, feels incredibly entitled. >> but as he continued to investigate the case, kratz had a problem. >> you didnt know how she was killed, exactly where she was killed. was that bothering you? >> yes, but sometimes you have what you have. it was all coming together in bits and pieces. >> he and...

Disappearance, he and his partner, mark wiegert brought avery in for an investigation. >> the key is in your bedroom. you know the key is it because you put the key there. thats the only way the key gets there. >> no. >> yes, steve, yes. >> a tour was defined and claimed cops were framing him, planting evidence. >> thats the way it is. >> the evidence, the cops got the evidence. >> last thunder and wiegert werent buying. it and placed stephen avery under arrest. >> were not mad at you, okay? >> ...

Arrange for his client to speak with investigators. but kachinsky himself didnt show up. >> that i staffer in the stomach. >> that was clearly a mistake. >> this is huge, though. youve got a 16-year-old kid with a low iq, with no attorney present, no parent. its kind of like feeding someone to the walls, and away. would you apologize to brendan dassey? >> well id apologize to him for not being at the interview. >> there were mistakes made? >> sure. but none of them contributed to the condemning ...

>> but as dasseys attorneys delve further into the stunning statements the teen made, they came to believe something more disturbing -- that investigators tom fassbender and mark wiegert had coerced the teen into making a false confession. >> these officers took advantage of a disabled youth and got him to say what they wanted him to say. >> dont lie to us now, okay? come on. what happened there? >> just hurting yourself if you lie now. >> hes got severe learning disabilities, inability to respo...

>> it was a huge bonfire, flames as high as the roof on the edge of the roof on the garage. >> was it all making sense to you? >> 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. >> yes, its huge. >> especially when the crime lab later found averys dna on it. it would become a highly controversial clue in this case. the e...