Attorney Kathleen Zellner, who took on Steven Avery’s wrongful conviction case last year, took to Twitter this week, stating there’s a lot of evidence being gathered that will help get the Making a Murderer centerpiece released from prison.
The Green Bay Press-Gazette reports that Zellner, a Chicago- area lawyer with dozens of overturned wrongful convictions under her belt, is hoping to prove that not only was Steven Avery set up to take the fall for a murder he didn’t commit, but that it was law enforcement themselves that were the masterminds behind planting false evidence on Avery’s property. She’s been updating readers periodically via Twitter about the progress her team is making, with her latest tweet revealing that experts have uncovered a substantial amount of evidence that will work in Avery’s favor.
If you think we are just tweeting…think again. A tsunami of new evidence is on the way. @MakingAMurderer
@Nowheretorunorhide— Kathleen Zellner (@ZellnerLaw) July 5, 2016
In the past, a few skeptics here and there questioned Zellner’s motives for taking to Twitter to keep her followers updated about the case, which is likely why she mentioned her tweets weren’t just for the sake of “tweeting.” Perhaps some people find it an unconventional move by such a high-powered lawyer, while others have blatantly accused Zellner outright of being a media attention-seeker who only took on the case for publicity.
Steven Avery's lawyer promises evidence 'tsunami' i… https://t.co/blVYQ6ZLXR via @PGDougSchneider pic.twitter.com/8YeBs7lM34
— StevenAveryTopNews (@StevenAveryTop) July 8, 2016
Regardless, Zellner currently has 164,000 followers, many of which who’ve expressed their appreciation to her for keeping them updated in the case. It’s also a way to help people to not give up hope on the case or forget about Avery, especially those who may not be aware just how long the legal system can take. According to Tricia Bushnell of the Midwest Innocence Project, who’s also representing Avery, it can sometimes take upwards of seven years or more to get a wrongful conviction overturned.
“It’s a slow process, it’s a process that favors lawyers, and it’s a process that favors finality over fairness. When someone’s convicted, the courts care about it being done.”
Regardless, Bushnell, similar to Zellner, feels that they’ll eventually have enough evidence to present that will free Avery.
“This case in particular is very difficult for folks to understand because it happened twice…We are working to find the new evidence that proves his innocence. We are feeling very confident that we are collecting all those parts to present.”
Part of the evidence reportedly uncovered includes, among other things, cellphone tower evidence that Zellner claims will show that Teresa Halbach left the Avery property alive on the day she was murdered. Halbach, a freelance photojournalist, was killed on October 31, 2005, while out on assignment. One of her assignments included a stop by Avery’s property to take photos of his sister’s van.
Lots of 'Making a Murderer news this week-Avery's lawyer promises evidence 'tsunami' https://t.co/RKrQAr4GMD
— Doug Schneider (@PGDougSchneider) July 8, 2016
Other evidence being worked on includes determining if someone wiped down Halbach’s car key with solvent after the crime. The reasoning behind cleaning the key, per Zellner, would be to eliminate other DNA and plant Avery’s DNA on the key instead. Zellner indicated that scientific experts are currently in the process of analyzing the key evidence with new technology that wasn’t available during Avery’s 2007 trial.
“We have to have new evidence that could not have been obtained before that would result in no juror believing that Steven Avery committed the crime. So that’s the standard. It’s kind of a high hurdle to jump, but we can jump it with new technology. With someone who’s innocent, you can definitely jump that hurdle.”
In May, Zellner made note of the fact that Lt. Andrew Colborn, who played an integral part of having Avery convicted, was in the process of planning to run for Manitowoc County Sheriff when Halbach’s key seemed to appear out of nowhere in Avery’s room. The bedroom had already been thoroughly searched several times previously, yet none of the officers were able to initially find the key. Another theory in connection with the the solvent is that it did its job of scrubbing Colborn’s DNA off of the key before it was planted in Avery’s bedroom.
Btw Colborn was planning his run for Manitowoc Sheriff when that damn key suddenly appeared …what a piece of luck.#MakingAMurderer
— Kathleen Zellner (@ZellnerLaw) May 19, 2016
Earlier this year, Zellner stressed that she doesn’t want a new trial for Steven Avery. She wants him out of prison by exoneration, and no matter how long it takes, she vowed to keep fighting for him. She recently showed her loyalty to the family by changing her Twitter profile photo to a picture of herself and Avery’s mother, Delores.
[Photo by AP/Stephen J. Carrera]
Steven Avery: Attorney Kathleen Zellner Promises A ‘Tsunami Of New Evidence’ is an article from: The Inquisitr News