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Eight things you need to know about Netflix's hit Making of a Murderer documentary

10-part online series about case of two convicted killers has cast doubt on legal process and prompted a petition for their pardon. So what’s the story, and what do authorities and filmmakers say?

Steven Avery, the subject of the Netflix documentary series "Making a Murderer," comes across as a sympathetic character. MUST CREDIT: Netflix

An online petition has collected hundreds of thousands of digital signatures seeking a pardon for a pair of convicted killers-turned-social media sensations based on a Netflix documentary series that cast doubt on the legal process.

The 10-part series, Making a Murderer, which portrays the case of Steven Avery and his then-teenage nephew Brendan Dassey, has prompted celebrities and armchair sleuths to flood message boards and Twitter feeds.