Once Wrongly Jailed Man Faces Slay Charge

AP on Yahoo ^ | 11/11/05 | Carrie Antlfinger

[NormsRevenge]

CHILTON, Wis. - A man who spent 18 years in prison for a rape he didn't commit will be charged with killing a woman whose vehicle was found near his home, a prosecutor said Friday.

Steven Avery's blood was found inside Teresa Halbach's sport utility vehicle, said Calumet County District Attorney Ken Kratz, who plans to charge Avery with first-degree intentional homicide by Tuesday.

"It is no longer a question, at least in my mind as special prosecutor in the case, who is responsible for ... the death of Teresa Halbach," Kratz said.

Avery, who was freed from prison two years ago, has denied involvement in the disappearance of Halbach, 25, who was last seen Oct. 31. The freelance photographer had three appointments that day to take pictures of vehicles for sale, including one at a salvage yard owned by Avery's family in Manitowoc County, about 25 miles south of Green Bay.

Days of searching for the Hilbert woman ended Thursday, when authorities announced they had found the burned remains of a woman. Like the SUV, which was spotted last weekend, the remains were found at the salvage yard.

The remains had not been identified Friday, but Calumet County Sheriff Jerry Pagel said investigators believe they are Halbach's.

Blood was found in Avery's trailer home and garage, according to search warrants filed Friday. Eleven spent .22-caliber shell casings also were found in Avery's garage and two guns were found in his home, and Halbach's ignition key was found hidden inside his bedroom, authorities have said.

Avery, 43, remained jailed after being arrested and charged Wednesday with a weapons violation. Officers found wounds on his body, Kratz said.

A public defender was not immediately assigned to Avery. His brother Chuck said Friday that the family suspects the allegations are a setup. "We're really on edge," he said.

Avery served 18 years in prison for sexual assault but was freed in 2003 after a law school group persuaded a judge to allow new DNA testing, which ruled him out and linked another man to the crime.

Authorities in neighboring Calumet County are handling the case because Avery has sued Manitowoc County over his wrongful conviction.

[NormsRevenge]

This photo provided by the Calumet County, Wis. Jail, shows Steven Avery in a booking photo at the jail Wednesday, Nov. 9, 2005, in Chilton, Wis. Investigators searching for a missing woman found burned human remains at a salvage yard owned by the family of Avery who spent 18 years in prison for a rape he did not commit. Sheriff Jerry Pagel said authorities were working Thursday to identify the pieces of bone and teeth. Relatives of the missing woman, photographer Teresa Halbach, found her sport utility vehicle at the salvage yard on Saturday. (AP Photo/Calumet County Jail)

[ncountylee]

Does he have an 18 year credit?

[MEG33]

I doubt it..

http://wfrv.com/topstories/local_story_315143312.html

another link
another ..with this suspect's history

http://www.planethuff.com/twilight_kingdom/

[NormsRevenge]

I don't think so. He was suing for $36 million for those 18 years in prison.

His blood in her vehicle is a bit tough to explain, and the key to her vehicle hidden in his bedroom is a bit odd as well. Also wounds were found on his body.

[NormsRevenge]

Thanks, I was about ready to ping ya.

[SouthTexas]

Didn't seem to be a problem for OJ.

[NormsRevenge]

prior recent threads

Missing Woman Has Avery (Recently Released) on Edge (WI)
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1519009/posts

Missing Wisconsin woman's remains found ^
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1519946/posts

[ncountylee]

he'd already confessed to running a woman off the road and sticking a firearm in her face. The reason? She'd been complaining that he was standing naked in his front yard.

Smooth operator.

[endthematrix]

http://www.law.wisc.edu/fjr/innocence/avery_summary.htm

[NormsRevenge]

Teresa Halbach fyi Update Ping


Once Wrongly Jailed Man Faces Slay Charge ^
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1520654/posts

[NormsRevenge]

Thanks.

[taxesareforever]

I imagine he was thinking, "hey, they'll never suspect me this time". This guy certainly didn't use the education system while in prison, unless he took Dumb Convicts 101.

[endthematrix]

Did you get this history?

Sept. 2, 1982: Pours gas and oil on a cat and throws it into a bonfire, watching the animal burn and die. Charged with cruelty to animals.


Full Avery time-line here:

http://www.sheboygan-press.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20051110/MAN0101/51110002/1358

[MEG33]

http://www.doj.state.wi.us/newsarchive/rep121803_DCI.asp

DOJ Archived News Release

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CORRESPONDENCE/MEMORANDUM DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
Date:
December 17, 2003

To:
Mark Rohrer
District Attorney
Manitowoc County

From:
Peggy A. Lautenschlager
Attorney General
Subject: Avery Review

[NormsRevenge]

Yeah, that sickens me, Im a pet and especially a cat person.

[MEG33]

Huff had commented on the cruelty to animals..
Many murderers, rapists start off with cruelty to animals..
(I know not all who commit cruelty to animals turn out to be a rapist or a murderer.)

Great Timeline..Thanks.

[NormsRevenge]

Thanks, quite a record.

[NormsRevenge]

Thanks for the timeline, he wanted a warning for a speeding violation.. yeah right.

[endthematrix]

Any evidence of connections to the convicted perp "Gregory Allen" - did they even look the same? If you can grab a pic, please post it.

[MEG33]

http://www.doj.state.wi.us/newsarchive/rep121803_DCI.asp
Statements concerning perp about one fourth from the bottom
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Brenda Petersen is the Manitowoc County victim/witness coordinator and worked in the Manitowoc County Prosecutor's office in 1985. She told investigators that as soon as she saw the composite drawing, she thought it was Allen who committed the offense. She was familiar with Allen from court hearings. She said from what she knew of Allen's history, the attack on P.B. seemed to fit Allen. She stated that Allen had been in court for various reasons including charges of stalking, window peeping, watching women at Red Arrow Beach and stealing women's undergarments. snip