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Be watching him and look what happened. >> avery settled that lawsuit for $400,000 before his trial. the county did not acknowledge any wrongdoing. he used the money to hire his defense attorneys, dean strang, and jerry butting. >> we knew going in it was going to be a difficult defense. >> we spoke to butting in early 2016. >> we had a very tough defense in this case, because nobody wants to try and use as a defense that the police deliberately tried to plant evidence or frame somebody. >> it goes against society. those people are there to help us, they're the police. >> right. but it's where...

It all together for kratz. he believed avery had 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 still didn't 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 his team kept digging until they got a big lead. >> have a seat. >> in march 2006, four months aft...

Legal mistakes that caused him to be removed from the case. >> is it okay if i read you some of the comments? >> sure, go ahead. >> disgusting human being. disgrace to the wisconsin judicial system, a man with a sickened soul. >> i've seen it. >> in one instance, kachinsky, working to cut a plea deal, had arranged for his client to speak with investigators, but kachinsky himself didn't show up. >> that was clearly a mistake. >> this is huge, though. >> i agree. >> you have a 16-year-old kid with a low i.q., with no attorney present, no parent. it's kinda like feeding someone to the wolves in a...

>> no. i'm not involved in the case anymore. >> she could unravel your work, if what she's saying has some weight to it. you don't think she has a chance. >> i don't. >> she's so confident. why are you so confident? >> we put 18 months putting this case together. it wasn't just thrown together. it wasn't a bunch of keystone kops. it was done very well. >> kratz says he admits to drug abuse, a scandal that led to his resignation. he takes issue with "making a murderer," but is moving on with his life. >> i'm hoping this book will change the narrative. >> with all of the looks at guilt or innoce...

>> sandy greenman is avery's long-time friend and one-time fiancee. she says she searched for years to find an attorney to take on his complicated case. from prison, avery told her to watch "dateline." >> there was a case on "dateline." and he told me to watch it just to see the lawyer. >> that "dateline" program, told the story of ryan ferguson, a young man sitting in prison for a murder he said he didn't commit. attorney kathleen zellner was determined to get him out. >> nothing is as riveting as this. when the trial has been lost, it's innocent. i think it's the ultimate challenge. >> i sai...