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Dassey behind bars. >> why would steven avery do this? >> that's a great question. >> we speak with former prosecutor ken kratz, who has written a book that reveals his provocative theory, that steven avery made himself a murderer. stephen avery started planning this event on the very first day he went to prison. >> and we talk with tom fassbender, a lead investigator in the case who has come under fire for this controversial interrogation. you've really stayed silent through this firestorm. why you sitting here today? >> i finally realized that someone needed to speak out, to bring forward th...

Happened. >> avery ended up settling that lawsuit for four $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. >> it's very difficult. >> those people are there to help us. they're the police. >> right. but it...

>> he was gentle and loving. >> sandy greenman is avery's long-time friend and one-time fiancee. convinced of his innocence, she says she searched for years to find the right attorney to take on his complicated 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." so 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. ...

It all came together for kratz. he believes 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, where she was killed. was that bothering you? >> yes. but sometimes you have what you have. it was all coming together in bit bits and pieces. >> reporter: he kept digging until they got a big lead. >> why don't you have a seat, brennan. >> reporter...

Says she has freed many defendants, including ryan ferguson. sandy contacted her and she joined the case not long after "making a murderer" came out. we caught up with her when she made a visit in early 2016. million-dollar question, do you think you have new evidence that could free steven avery? >> we do, yeah. >> reporter: zellner invited "dateline" into this war room she created in her office outside of chicago, all dedicated to the avery case. >> do we know if that was tested? >> and she even showed us this rav4 she bought to get a better understanding of teresa's vehicle. then in august ...