4N6FactFriday: Making of a Murderer turns investigation back on CRIME LAB.
The controversy continues to swirl around the conviction of Steven Avery and his young [alleged] accomplice Brendon Dassey.
Recently, Dassey’s conviction was overturned by a Federal Judge on the basis that his confession was tainted and extracted illegally by Detectives.
But there is also a pretty big question surrounding some key evidence that was used against Avery. Turns out that the smears of his blood found in the victim’s car may or may not have contained a preservative known as EDTA that is regularly used by crime labs. The test for that chemical has apparently only been used once before in a criminal trial: the O.J. Simpson trial in 1995. And we all know how that turned out!
“Kathleen Zellner, Avery’s attorney, tweeted a statement that the Dassey decision was only part of the ongoing reevaluation of the murder case.
“Brendan's opinion shows cops made up crime story. Steven's will show cops made up crime evidence,” Zellner wrote.”
Read the full details here in Forensic Magazine and stayed tuned for the update. One way or another the truth always manages to ooze out.