Shane Nyman

USA TODAY NETWORK-Wisconsin

It's not impossible that Steven Avery and Brendan Dassey, the two Wisconsin men convicted for the 2005 murder of Teresa Halbach and the center of the Netflix series "Making a Murderer," could some day be released, one of the series' creators says, but "they face incredible odds."

That's what Moira Demos, half of the filmmaking duo behind "Making a Murderer," told the Australian morning show "Sunrise" during a Thursday morning segment. Demos was joined by Laura Ricciardi, her partner in the project.

The two answer a handful of questions from the "Sunrise" hosts, including touching on allegations that they purposely left out valuable information.

"We had voluminous material and the question is whether what was excluded was of real significance, and in our opinion it was not," Ricciardi said.

► It looks like "Making a Murderer" is up for an award from the American Bar Association. The ABA announced its 16 finalists for the Silver Gavel Award and the Netflix series is among them. The award recognizes work that "fosters the American public's understanding of law and the legal system," according to the ABA website.

Other nominees include an episode of "Law & Order: Special Victims Unit" called "Transgender Bridge" and a series of stories from the St. Louis Post-Dispatch on abuses of the municipal court system.

The Silver Gavel Award winners will be announced May 11.

► USA TODAY NETWORK-Wisconsin continues its release of deposition videos related to Avery's $36 million lawsuit against Manitowoc County. The latest video features Lt. James Lenk. Lenk managed the county's evidence storage unit and led the detective bureau. Just three weeks after being deposed in Avery's lawsuit, Lenk helped spearhead the investigative efforts targeting Avery for the Oct. 31, 2005 disappearance of Teresa Halbach.

You can also see the previously released deposition videos: sketch artist Gene Kusche and ex-sheriff Ken Peterson.

Coming today is the video featuring former sheriff's deputy Judy Dvorak.

Related: 'Making a Murderer' coverage, archived stories, more

Timeline: History of the Steven Avery case

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► Kansas City radio station (and NPR affiliate) KCUR-FM spoke with Midwest Innocence Project executive director Oliver Burnette about the surge in attention for the Kansas City-based organization. That surge, of course, is thanks to works like "Making a Murderer" and the "Serial" podcast that have put a spotlight on issues within the American criminal justice system.

"More than anything, the biggest benefit we get is the general populace now has the vocabulary to discuss and understand these problems that have always existed," Burnette told KCUR-FM.

Shane Nyman: 920-996-7223, snyman@postcrescent.com or on Twitter @shanenyman