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while several lover courts agreed Dassey's confession was involuntary, the 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals upheld the confession in a 4-3 vote, refusing to hear an appeal.
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Kathleen Zellner files an appeal to reexamine the bones found linked to the murder and the blood splatters from the car, emphasizing the state's responsibility to preserve them. It is denied. -
Brendan Dassey, whose attorneys filed a petition for clemency based on a coerced confession, has his petition denied. -
Shawn Rech, the director of another documentary, "Convicting a Murderer," alleges he caught an on camera confession of Holbach's murderer while filming for his own doc and turned the taped confession over to the authorities. It is yet to be seen whether this has been validated.
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Zellner files a 135 page document with the Wisconsin Court Of Appeals seeking to overturn Steven Avery's conviction. -
Zellner files a motion to stay appeal, citing no less that 6 total Brady violations, in hopes to overturn Avery's conviction.
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the Wisconsin Court Of Appeals denies to overturn Avery's conviction, citing a lack of material facts to do so. The door remained open for appeal.
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the state of Wisconsin rejects Avery's request for a new evidentiary trial. Zellner posts a legal response.
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Zellner blasts the errors of Judge Sutkiewicz, citing her mistaken belief that Dassey's DNA connected him to the case, his inadmissible confession, and erroneous be;iefs as to where evidence was found and planted.