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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. 

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Without a doubt, your newsfeed has probably been choc-a-block full with news about Netflix's documentary series, Making a Murderer. 

The documentary follows the arrest, trial and conviction of Steven Avery for the murder of Teresa Halbach in Manitowoc back in 2007. 

And while there has been a FLOOD of new information regarding the case and even a startling confession from a juror released yesterday, we have yet to get to hear who Steven Avery thinks committed the crime. 

Until now. 

In files obtained by TMZ, Steven allegedly filed legal documents back in 2009 revealing who he suspects to have murdered Teresa and why. 

According to the 53-year-old, his own brothers could have been responsible for the crime. 

Earl and Charles Avery, who are not mentioned in the documentary, are accused of committing the murder by Steven in the documents and then framing him for it.

And the motive? The files reveal that the brothers were fighting over the family business at the time of Teresa's death and were allegedly jealous of Steven's million dollar lawsuit against the local Sheriffs' department. 

What makes these accusations more interesting is the fact that both men have a serious history of assaulting women. 

Earl Avery plead 'no contest' in a suit regarding the sexual abuse of his own children. 

Meanwhile, Charles Avery was charged with sexually assaulting his own wife as well as a number of women who visited the Avery junk yard, according to the documents. 

Perhaps most worryingly is the fact that there are reports of three women being assaulted by Charles within a month of Teresa's disappearance. 

As with almost every aspect of this troubling case, this new information sure does sound fishy… 

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