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Steven Avery has accused his own brother, Earl Avery, of murdering Teresa Halbach, during an exclusive interview with Access Hollywood this week, his brother said. During one of Earl Avery’s first on-camera interviews he said while he hasn’t seen Steven in more than a decade, he talked with him via telephone for the first time in eight years, last week. During that call Steven allegedly told Earl his new lawyers told him to say Earl killed Teresa Halbach, Earl says. Earl also said that he believes Steven Avery may be granted a new trial in Wausau. “Everybody in Manitowoc County...

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...

Woman's remains found in salvage yard Disappearance of Teresa Halbach classified as a homicide By TOM KERTSCHER tkertscher@journalsentinel.com Posted: Nov. 10, 2005 Missing Woman Photo/Jeffrey Phelps Steven Avery served 18 years in prison on sexual assault charges before being exonerated last year. Teresa Halbach was last seen Oct. 31. Recent Coverage 11/9/05: Avery held on gun charge 11/8/05: Investigators sift through gravel pit near Avery property 11/7/05: Police, volunteers seek clues at Avery's home 11/7/05: Nichols: Justice won't be blind if law enforcement is in the spotlight 11/6/05: Missing woman's car found in junk lot 11/5/05: Missing woman, freed prisoner...

A man who served 18 years in prison for a rape he did not commit said Tuesday night he is afraid he is being framed for the disappearance of a Calumet County woman whose car was found at a junkyard run by his family. "It's a headache. Everybody's worried about it. They can't sleep, they're so worried," Steve Avery said of himself and his large family, who live in Manitowoc County, mostly in the Two Rivers area. Calumet County authorities are searching for 25-year-old Teresa Marie Halbach of Hilbert. Halbach, a freelance photographer for Auto Trader Magazine, was last seen...