New book counters Making a Murderer claim that killer serving life in prison in US is innocent
A new book opposing the Netflix show’s claim that a convicted killer serving a life sentence in the US is innocent aims to silence the increasingly loud call to set him free amid a growing social media storm
Michael Griesbach is not among them, and he’s written a new book to try and counter the growing worldwide publicity about efforts to free Avery, who is serving life in prison.
“I think it is important for someone to do it,” he says. “I’m in a position to push back a little bit.”
Indefensible: The Missing Truth about Steven Avery, Teresa Halbach and Making a Murderer, released this month,could land Griesbach right back in the eye of the social media storm that has been swirling in the docu-series’ wake, and has recently intensified.
A federal magistrate judge last month threw out the conviction of Avery’s nephew, Brendan Dassey, who at 16 was found guilty of helping his uncle in the crimes, citing a manipulative interrogation and resulting confession, which he later recanted. The state attorney general’s office is expected to announce soon whether it intends to retry the case.