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Welcome back to "dateline." i'm craig melvin. investigators deny they framed steven avery for the murder of teresa halbach. afterall, his nephew, brendan, confessed. but did he tell detectives the truth or what he thought they wanted to hear? here with more of our story is andrea canning. >> all the renewed attention in the steven avery saga has shed light on the other defendant in the case -- brendan dassey. the teenager had been convicted of rape and murder, but to his family, none of it ever made any sense. >> and brendan someone capable of rape? >> no. no. i don't even think he knew what t...

Fate, steven avery and his supporters hope for good news in his case. >> he's very gentle and very loving. >> sandy greenman is avery's long time friend and one-time fiancee. convinced of his innocence, she said she searched for years to find the right attorney to take on his 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." he told me to watch it, just to see the lawyer. >> that "dateline" program from during a call from prison, avery told her to watch "dateline." >> he had heard that there wa...

Innocence, she said she searched for years to find the right attorney to take on his my indicated case. avery told her to watch "dateline". >> he heard there was going to be a ryan ferguson case on "dateline" and told me to watch it just to see the lawyer. >> that program from august of 2011 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 and everybody has been lost and you have somebody they are innocent. it's the ultima...

Avery and brendan dassey said he's undaunted. >> are you afraid of kathleen? >> no, i'm not involved in the case anymore. i shouldn't be afraid of anything. my involvement -- >> she could -- she could unravel your work if what she's sayi has some weight to it. you don't think she has a chance. >> i don't. >> if she's so confident, why are you so confident zm. >> we spent 18 months putting this case together. this wasn't just thrown together. it wasn't a bunch of keystone cops, it was done very professionally and very well. >> kratz does have personal regrets. in his book he admits to past pres...

But in october, a wisconsin circuit court denied that request. zelner petitioned the judge's ruling to the wisconsin court of appeals. in may of 2018, zelner also asked the court to consider new evidence in the case. material she claimed the prosecution had previously withheld. in june, the appeals court order the circuit judge to review the suppression of evidence claim. >> as for former prosecutor ken krats and the new book, zelner dismisses his claims about treatment of women and intere interactions with theresa. saying there was no proof mr. avery was obsessed and that rehashing a story ab...