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Avery: The Case Against Steven Avery and What "Making a Murderer" Gets Wrong | Ken Kratz
Its time to set the record straight about Steven Avery. The Netflix series Making a Murderer was a runaway hit, with over 19 million US viewers in the first 35 days. The series left many with the opinion that Steven Avery, a man falsely imprisoned for almost 20 years on a previous, unrelated assault charge, had been framed by a corrupt police force and district attorneys office for the murder of a young photographer. Viewers were outraged, and hundreds of thousands demanded a pardon for Avery. The chief villain of the series? Ken Kratz, the special prosecutor who headed the investigation and trial. Kratzs later misdeedsprescription drug abuse and sexual harassmentonly cemented belief in his corruption. This book tells you what Making a Murderer didnt. While indignation at the injustice of his first imprisonment makes it tempting to believe in his innocence, Avery: The Case Against Steven Avery and What Making a Murderer Gets Wrong and the evidence shared insideexamined thoroughly and dispassionatelyprove that, in this case, the criminal justice system worked just as it should. With Avery, Ken Kratz puts doubts about Steven Averys guilt to rest. In this exclu- sive insiders look into the controversial case, Kratz lets the evidence tell the story, sharing details and insights unknown to the public. He reveals the facts Making a Murderer conveniently left out and then candidly addresses the aftermathopenly discussing, for the first time, his own struggle with addiction that led him to lose everything. Avery systematically erases the uncertainties introduced by the Netflix series, confirming, once and for all, that Steven Avery is guilty of the murder of Teresa Halbach.
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Just binged this cuz im sick. It was just as good as the first season and now i want to read the tagged book

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Scott_BookInvasion
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I know I‘m late to the Party but this weekend I just binged the first half of Making a Murderer. So good! I don‘t usually get into the real crime shows like Dateline but this story is amazing! I just saw the douchebag state lawyer wrote this book. I haven‘t read it but I might eventually.

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I was an avid watcher of Making a Murderer. Despite the portrayal of the crime though, I knew there had to be more to the story. I was pretty sure that Avery killed Teresa Halbach, and my internet sleuthing only solidified that stance. This book is exactly what is needed to lay out the evidence of the case. Is Ken Kratz a likeable guy? Not hardly. And he whose in depth into his sexting scandal an addiction, more so than I would have expected.

Reviewsbylola Review continued: I pretty much agreed with everything Kratz laid out in this book, including his thoughts on Brandon Dassey and his involvement and subsequent conviction. I do, however, plan to read Jerome Buting's book (even though I love Buting and Strang, I think they were dead wrong with their theories and I also think they know Dassey and Avery did it) just so I can have a more well rounded opinion. (edited) 7y
L_auren Yes!! Nothing like investing 10 hours into the series and having it all debunked in a 10 minute internet search 7y
Cinfhen Why I am I not surprised that internet sleuthing was involved?!?😂good for you in wanting to be more informed and learning the facts for yourself 🕵️‍♀️ 7y
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Reviewsbylola Lol, shocking I know! @Cinfhen 7y
Reviewsbylola This book made me so angry on behalf of detectives James Lenk and Steve Colborn. Their lives have pretty much been ruined by this case when all they did was perform their jobs. The book lays is out in an interesting way because apparently in Wisconsin, you cannot offer a defense of being framed unless you can specify who framed you. These two were the fall guys and the documentary really played into that. @L_auren 7y
LornaDH I don't think Avery or Dassey did it. And Kratz is a slimeball. But I just may have to read this. 7y
Reviewsbylola Yes, read it because I want to know if your opinions change! My good friend is convinced that Dassey's stepdad and brother did it and nothing I say could convince her otherwise. 😂 @LornaDH 7y
kiminreverse @Reviewsbylola I suspected the stepdad and brother too! 7y
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nikki.82
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I got caught up in the hype of Making a Murderer when it was first released and was outraged like everyone else. Of course there's always two sides to every story and when I received this ARC from NetGalley I was excited to get a glimpse of the prosecution's side. Unfortunately, I feel the authors own troubled history takes away from the validity of this book and most of the background described can be found from a simple Google search.

nikki.82 However, I do feel that fans of series should give it a chance, as its a quick read and does touch upon recent updates with the Brendan Dassey case. 7y
Reviewsbylola It's hard to like Kratz. However, I also feel the documentary was very one sided. I need to read this as well as 7y
nikki.82 Ooh thanks for the recommendation! I never really liked Katz either, felt kind of bad for the nephew though, now I'm not so sure. @Reviewsbylola 7y
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