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The seminal true crime documentary series, Making a Murderer, has truly captured the imagination of viewers all over the world but recent reports have indicated that the Netflix show may not have included every vital detail of the case.
As the creators reveal that the documentary almost didn't happen, many have speculated that the ten episode series goes heavy on the corrupt nature of the trial but also leaves out evidence that does not look good for Steven.
During a Twitter Q&A yesterday, Laura Ricciardi and Moira Demos revealed they had to battle the State pretty hard to keep filming the case.
"The State of Wisconsin tried to subpoena our footage," said the filmmakers.
"We had to hire a lawyer and file a motion to quash the subpoena which we won. If the State had won, they would have effectively shut down the production."
Thank goodness it wasn't! As the corruption of police conduct in this case goes unquestioned, we chart several vital pieces of evidence that were not featured in the documentary.
1) Just WHAT happened with that cat
Many articles written about the series have picked up on the earlier crimes committed by Steven Avery and have honed in on THAT cat incident.
While the filmmakers passed the indiscretion off as a petty crime in the first few episodes, many have speculated that the act was much more sinister than depicted.
Steven describes the incident as playing with the cat and tossing it over a fire, but according to an article written at the time, Steven was reported to have doused the cat in oil, tossed it in the fire and watched it die.
2) The Steven/ Teresa back story
According to many viewers, the documentary suggested that Teresa Halbach and Steven Avery barely knew each other apart from a few business transactions.
However, details began to emerge during the court case about their relationship that did not feature in the documentary.
Teresa had visited the Avery yard numerous times to photograph cars for Autotrader and Steven had specifically requested her on the day she was murdered.
According to People Magazine, other evidence suggested Steven made three phone calls to Teresa on the day of the murder and witnesses also suggested that the 25-year-old had been uncomfortable in his presence, especially when he answered the door to her wearing only a towel.
3) Steven's questionable shopping list
According to a 2006 article, Steven admitted to buying a pair of handcuffs and leg shackles.
The description of these items match what Brendan Dassey described in his alleged confession but no DNA evidence of Teresa's was found on either of these items.
4) Do you believe Ken Kratz?
Ken Kratz is most definitely portrayed as the villain in the Netflix series and his reputation is completely tarnished by the last episode when it is revealed he was sending lude texts to a domestic violence victim.
However, in a recent interview for Maxim, Ken pointed out some troubling evidence that had been omitted from the series.
This included the fact that Steven's DNA was discovered under the hood of Teresa's car and that two separate eye witnesses saw Steven dispose of Teresa's belongings.
5) Brendan Dassey's revelation
While we heard snippets of conversations made between Brendan and his mother, the documentary did not include the teen inferring that he had been molested by Steven.
"I even told them about Steven touching me," says Brendan in a transcript of the conversations and the then teen went on to claim that his brothers were also inappropriately touched by their uncle.
6) Brendan's polygraph test
Brendan agreed to take a lie detector test regarding the confession he made about the murder of Teresa.
And he totally failed.
The test concluded there was a 98% chance of deception.
7) That bullet
We heard reams and reams about the bullet found with Teresa's DNA in Steven's garage.
What we did not hear is that this infamous bullet is also forensically tied to the rifle that Steven kept above his bed.
