[NormsRevenge]

fyi

[festus]

Prior to being convicted in that rape that he was later found not guilty of he ran a deputies wife off the road with a gun and backed off after he said he saw her kid in the backseat.

The fact he was in jail 18 years for that rape was a good thing.

[festus]

Avery's attorneys had claimed Manitowoc County Sheriff's Sgt. Andrew Colborn and Lt. James Lenk, embarrassed by Avery's wrongful-conviction lawsuit, planted evidence to make sure he would be convicted of the murder, including putting Avery's blood in Halbach's vehicle.

I don't have the link handy but this defense is just silly. I've been following this case closely. According to reports ....

He called and specifically asked for that reporter.

He previously had come out to greet her wearing only a towel.

Her body was found in a burn pit that several eye witnesses testified he was burning a much larger fire in.

He asked a relative if he wanted to help get rid of a body.

His nephew, who is currently in jail for the same murder, told police that he saw the victim chained to a bed in Avery's trailer and that at his uncle's request he participated in the rape and murder. But since he would not testify (5th amendment) that wasn't introduced.

The list goes on and on but this is enough for me and was enough for the jury too.

[stop_fascism]

The postman always rings twice.

[ArmstedFragg]

Interestingly enough, Steve's picture seems to have gone missing from the Wisconsin Innocence Project's web site.

[Logophile]

The jurors issued a statement saying none would discuss the case.

That is a surprise. How often do jurors pass up their chance at 15 minutes of fame?

[pillut48]

Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1) re·cid·i·vism /rɪˈsɪdəˌvɪzəm/ Pronunciation[ri-sid-uh-viz-uhm] –noun 1. repeated or habitual relapse, as into crime. 2. Psychiatry. the chronic tendency toward repetition of criminal or antisocial behavior patterns.

[JustaDumbBlonde]

My first thought was how did he get acquitted of mutilating a corpse?

[Ronaldus Magnus]

Steven Avery and Governor Jim Doyle.