Steven Avery is a simple man from Manitowoc County in Wisconsin. The Avery family owned and operated an auto/salvage yard. As a young man Avery has his share of run in’s with the law, but they were relatively minor and Avery did his time without compliant. In 1985, Avery was newly married and his wife was expecting his first children. This year was also a year of great loss for Avery. He was convicted of the sexual assault and attempted murder of Penny Beernsten. Avery was sentenced to 32 years despite having an alibi and questionable evidence. Even when the Manitowoc Police department was contacted with evidence suggestion that they had falsely convicted Avery, that evidence was ignored. . The actual guilty party, Gregory Allen was left free
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He had regularly meet with employees of the magazine and Halbach had been to the Avery compound more than once. Only this is the day that Halbach went missing. As Avery was the last document person to see her, he became the main suspect. On November 11th, Manitowoc County law enforcement charged Avery with the murder of Halbach after they found Halbach’s car and her charred bone fragments on the Avery Property. Avery maintained his innocence and claimed that Manitowoc County was trying to frame him and wrongfully convict him again because of the law suit. In response, Calumet County was brought in to take the lead in the investigation. However, Manitowoc County still participated in searches and investigation, and even turned up key evidence in the case.
Much of the evidence was circumstantial, until March 2, 2006 when Avery’s nephew, Brendan Dassey, confessed to have assisted Avery in raping and murdering Teresa Halbach. Dassey, who is intellectually challenge, was coerced into confessing, which was evident in the confession tapes. Dassey eventually recanted his confession, but it was too late and his trial went forward. This was enough to propel the Avery case forward. Despite finding no trace of Halbach’s blood on the Avery property or in any of the places Dassey once claimed to be the murder site, Steven Avery was found guilty of the murder of Teresa …show more content…
It only becomes evident when it becomes an issue. The concept and values of cultural capital change not only between socioeconomic statuses but in cultural location. It is not always who you are but where you are that matters. Steven Avery learned this lesson not once but twice. Avery’s family was not considered in high esteem in their community. Despite being successful business people, they were considered white trash. They were junkyard owners in a community of farmers. The Avery’s were not involved in community activities and had been on the wrong side of the law more than once. In the documentary it was said the Manitowoc believed that, “They were all trouble.” (Kim Ducat) Avery’s 1985 public defender, Reesa Evans said, “Sheriff’s department saw [Avery family] as kind of a problem, and definitely undesirable members of the community.” As for Steve, she describes looking at his educational records and seeing that he “barely functioned in school. His IQ was 70.” Throughout the trial, as it was depicted in the documentary, it was evident that there was classism had an effect on the opinions of the prosecuting attorney. Because the Avery family did not have the cultural capital to know how to fight the railroading that Steven was facing. They turned on each other rather than banding together to support their own family that was being targeted simply for being lower class and under
He had regularly meet with employees of the magazine and Halbach had been to the Avery compound more than once. Only this is the day that Halbach went missing. As Avery was the last document person to see her, he became the main suspect. On November 11th, Manitowoc County law enforcement charged Avery with the murder of Halbach after they found Halbach’s car and her charred bone fragments on the Avery Property. Avery maintained his innocence and claimed that Manitowoc County was trying to frame him and wrongfully convict him again because of the law suit. In response, Calumet County was brought in to take the lead in the investigation. However, Manitowoc County still participated in searches and investigation, and even turned up key evidence in the case.
Much of the evidence was circumstantial, until March 2, 2006 when Avery’s nephew, Brendan Dassey, confessed to have assisted Avery in raping and murdering Teresa Halbach. Dassey, who is intellectually challenge, was coerced into confessing, which was evident in the confession tapes. Dassey eventually recanted his confession, but it was too late and his trial went forward. This was enough to propel the Avery case forward. Despite finding no trace of Halbach’s blood on the Avery property or in any of the places Dassey once claimed to be the murder site, Steven Avery was found guilty of the murder of Teresa …show more content…
It only becomes evident when it becomes an issue. The concept and values of cultural capital change not only between socioeconomic statuses but in cultural location. It is not always who you are but where you are that matters. Steven Avery learned this lesson not once but twice. Avery’s family was not considered in high esteem in their community. Despite being successful business people, they were considered white trash. They were junkyard owners in a community of farmers. The Avery’s were not involved in community activities and had been on the wrong side of the law more than once. In the documentary it was said the Manitowoc believed that, “They were all trouble.” (Kim Ducat) Avery’s 1985 public defender, Reesa Evans said, “Sheriff’s department saw [Avery family] as kind of a problem, and definitely undesirable members of the community.” As for Steve, she describes looking at his educational records and seeing that he “barely functioned in school. His IQ was 70.” Throughout the trial, as it was depicted in the documentary, it was evident that there was classism had an effect on the opinions of the prosecuting attorney. Because the Avery family did not have the cultural capital to know how to fight the railroading that Steven was facing. They turned on each other rather than banding together to support their own family that was being targeted simply for being lower class and under