A timeline of events in the Brendan Dassey case
MILWAUKEE — A federal appeals panel affirmed a lower court’s ruling that Brendan Dassey’s confession was improperly obtained in a Wisconsin killing that was the focus of the Netflix series “Making a Murderer.” The three-judge panel of the 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled 2-1 Thursday that “no reasonable court” could have confidence that Dassey’s confession was voluntary. The state of Wisconsin hinted it would appeal, keeping Dassey behind bars for now.
Here are some key events in the case:
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Oct. 31, 2005: Teresa Halbach, 25, of St. John in Calumet County, a photographer for Auto Trader Magazine, goes to Avery’s Auto Salvage near Mishicot to photograph a minivan for sale by Steven Avery’s sister. Evidence later shows Avery called asking for her to come, using his sister’s name.