Alison Dirr

USA TODAY NETWORK-Wisconsin

A Redditor who quit his day job to wade through evidence in homicide cases says he thinks Steven Avery "probably" killed Teresa Halbach.

Justin Evans told TheWrap:

“During my first watch of the series, I felt that it was possible that Steve had murdered (Teresa Halbach), but my initial reaction was that Brendan Dassey should not have been charged at all. Then, reading through the transcripts and evidence and watching the entire series again while taking notes, it’s more plausible that Avery should’ve been the prime suspect and that he should’ve been charged with the crime. But at the same time, I saw issues with the way they prosecuted him and the evidence. The guy probably killed Teresa.”

Follow the link above to learn more about Evans' life as an online sleuth.

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In other Avery-related news:

► A Southern Minnesota columnist invites you to the the Steven Avery Circus.

Autumn Van Ravenhorst writes that she's interested in the upheaval "Making a Murderer" has created.

"How can a 10-hour film that moves like a day of fishing without so much as a tug on your line keep you right at the edge of sweet relief? Clinging to the dull suspense is what makes you thirsty for more and commands attention. Then it leaves you with nothing but your thoughts and nagging responsibilities you’ve neglected for something you got absolutely nothing out of," she writes.

She also explores other possibilities, including, apparently, a report of a satanic sex club in Manitowoc County.

► Meanwhile the fascination with everything Steven Avery-related is the topic of another story, this one by a Salon.com writer who says he interviewed Avery after his arrest in 2005. That said, this reporter didn't jump into a "Making a Murderer" binge session right away. It was just too close, he says.

"Coloring books and T-shirts have become tawdry and unfortunate byproducts of a personal tragedy gone viral," writes Kurt Chandler.

Despite the over-the-top reaction to the series, he noted that Avery's trial attorneys, Jerry Buting and Dean Strang, were anything but during a recent speaking event in Milwaukee.

The two actually delved into issues in the criminal justice system, he writes, and appeared "uncomfortable with their roles as marquee names."

► Strang will be in Ireland in September for a pair of public speaking events about the case, reports Irish news site TheJournal.ie.

Alison Dirr: 920-996-7266 or adirr@gannett.com; on Twitter @AlisonDirr