Critically acclaimed Netflix series is catching the public’s and is raising the question everyone wants an answer for: Did Steven Avery do it?

For those who have not had the pleasure of binge watching this thrilling docu-series: Steven Avery is a man from Manitowoc County, Wisconsin, who throughout his life lived in the property of Avery’s Salvage Yard, a family owned business. Avery had built the reputation of being a particularly skeevy individual, and had a long history with the Manitowoc Police Department. He spent many months in jail, but never for any major offenses. 

In 1985, Avery is convicted of rape and attempted murder of Penny Beerntsen and is locked away in jail for 18 years. After all of this jail time, it is found through DNA evidence that he is not guilty, and that the Manitowoc Police Department did not do a proper investigation. The detectives and police officers assumed that it was Avery, so they simply arrested and tried him with no other suspects investigated. In an attempt to make a bold statement, Avery sues the state for millions of dollars for false imprisonment. Only 2 years of Avery being home pass, when he is arrested once again, but this time he is suspected of homicide. Teresa Halbach had been reported missing, and several days later her vehicle and scattered pieces of her burned and chard bones are found on Avery’s Salvage Yard. The murder trial is the basis of the docu-series, following the twists and turns of this shocking case. 

   So, did Steven Avery kill Teresa Halbach, or did the police frame him? 

•    Yes! He killed her. 

   Avery’s blood is found inside of Halbach’s car and there is a bullet with Teresa’s DNA in Avery’s garage. Also, Teresa’s body was burned not 20 feet from Avery’s bedroom window. Brendon Dassey (Steven’s nephew) gives grueling statements of just exactly how he witnessed his uncle murder this women. What would possess a 16 year old boy to make a story like that up? 

•    No! The police framed him. 

   Avery would have not told all of his family that Teresa was going to be on the property and then kill her. There is no blood of Teresa’s anywhere, no DNA evidence of her at all actually except on a small bullet fragment. There are plenty of people closer to Teresa that could have killed her. 

   Both sides of the argument have a substantial amount of evidence, so you might just have to watch to decide which side you choose.