Steven Avery's lawyer Kathleen Zellner claimed that she has identified new suspects involved in Teresa Halbach's death. The updates come after Halbach's death certificates was released in public showing inconsistencies that may prove that Avery was innocent and framed only in the case.
The news may be a positive note for the followers of the Netflix documentary "Making a Murderer" who believed that Avery was only framed up in the case. Avery was convicted in 2006 for Halbach's death. According to Newsweek, Zellner claimed that she has found a couple of suspects that the late photographer knew that time. The lawyer said that the police and the defense team of Avery lack investigation of Halbach's death. She further added that although Halbach was a nice person, women who have bad judgement about men ends up being murdered.
"We have a couple," said Zellner, who specializes in wrongful convictions. "I'd say there's one, leading the pack by a lot. But I don't want to scare him off, I don't want him to run."
Avery, the Wisconsin man who's serving a life sentence for Halbach's death may turn out innocent after the release of the photographer's death certificate through the Freedom Of Information request. As Cosmopolitan revealed, he might be framed up by the Manitowoc and Calumet police. According to various reports, the death certificate of Halbach's showed several inconsistencies. The information on the certificate may overturn Avery's conviction, according to the several supporters of the convicted.
As Hollywood Life reported, the certificate initially showed the cause of death as undetermined and later it was removed. The certificate also showed no body found and then later yes after an autopsy. The more shocking revelation on the paper showed Halbach's death was dated Nov. 10. However, it was exactly on the same day that the bone fragments were discovered. The papers also indicated that the remains of the photographer were identified on Dec. 5. However the DNA result was not yet ready until Jan. 19.
With the airing of "Making a Murderer" many viewers were convinced that Avery was wrongfully convicted in Halbach's death. Zellner promised to pursue the case with new forensic tests and finding more leads. The lawyer believed that Avery was defended previously by ineffective lawyers.
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