'They call us murderers:' Steven Avery's family speaks The family of Steven Avery speaks... saying they have received threats and endless calls since the Netflix series "Making a Murderer" renewed interest in the murder of Teresa Halbach. Share Shares Copy Link Copy

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WEBVTT >> THE SIGN IS A BID TO REMINDER OF A DIFFICULT TIME IN THESE PARTS. TODAY, BLUE RIBBONS HANGING FROM THE SIGN FOR TERESA HALBACH. SHE IS NOT FORGOTTEN I THE MEDIA FRENZY OF "MAKING A MURDERER." PEOPLE OUT THERE, THEY DON'T THINK WE HAVE A HEAR RATE -- HEART. ANNOUNCER: THEY STILL RUN THE SALVAGE YARD. HE SAYS HIS FAMILY CONTINUES TO TAKE THE HEAT. ANNOUNCER: BECAUSE MURDERERS. THEY CALL US EVERYTHING ELSE IN THE BOOK. ANNOUNCER: PEOPLE POINTING THE FINGER'S AT YOU AND SAYING MAYBE IT WAS YOU AND CHUCK. >> PEOPLE WILL SAY WHAT THEY WANT TO SAY. >> A DECADE AGO, S VEN AVERY MADE HEADLINES WHEN HE WAS RELEASED. TERESA HALBA WENT MISSING. DAY ONE, TERESA HALBAC HAD THREE FREELANCE SHOOT TO PHOTOGRAPH CARS. SHE IS NEVER SEEN AGAIN. THEY FOUR, TERESA HALBACH' CALLS POLICE. COWORKERS SAY SHE HAS NOT BEEN TO WORK IN THREE DAYS. DA FIV INVESTIGATORS LEARNED THAT ONE OF HER LAST ASSIGNMENTS WAS AT THE AVERY SALVAGE YARD. THE MANITOWOC SHERI LED THE INVESTIGATION BECAUSE OF STEVEN AVERY'S LAWSUITS. DAY SIX, INVESTIGATORS SHIP IT TO THE STATE CRIME LAB FOR TESTING. DATE SEVEN, THE CRIME LAB FINDS HUMAN BLOOD INSIDE THE SUV. IN STEVE AVERY'S TRAILER, INVESTIGATORS SEIZE GONE, LEG CUFFS, HAND IRONS. THEY ATE, -- D EIGHT, A CAR KEY IN STEVEN AVERY'S BEDROOM. >> DEEP DOWN, IT HURTS. DAY NIN , AND A FIRE PIT, FIRE MARSHAL'S BONE FRAGMENTS AND HUMAN TEETH. DAY 10, 12 NEWS IS ON THE PHONE WAS STEVEN AVERY AS OFFICERS ARREST HIM FOR GUN POSSESSION. HE AS A CONVICTED FELON AND CANNOT HAVE THE TWO GUNS FOUND IN HIS TRAILER. WHILE TH DOCUMENTARY SUGGESTS THAT SHERIFF DEPARTMENT ONLY TARGETS AVERY, INVESTIGATORS LOOKED AT THE ENTIRE FAMILY. 12 NEWS IS THERE AS THEY ROUND UP SEVEN RELATIVES TO GET DNA SAMPLES, INCLUDING HIS BROTHERS. BOTH HAD SEX-RELATED CONVICTIONS. FINALLY, THE CRIME LAB CONFERENCE THAT THE TEETH AND BONES FOUND IN THE FIRE PIT ARE HUMAN. A SHAKEN SHERIFF TELLS THE FAMILY. >> THAT WAS VERY HARD FOR ME, AND I'M SURE 20 TIMES HARDER FOR THEM. >> DAY 11 , THE CRIME LAB REPORTS FOUR SEPARATE SAMPLES OF DNA IN THE CAR AND THE KEY FOUND IN HIS BEDROOM. IT IS A KEY THEY NOW KNOW STARTS TERESA HALBACH' SUV. THEY 12, -- DAY 12 -- > IT IS NO LONGER A QUESTION WHO IS RESPONSIBLE. >> THE DISTRICT ATTORNEY ANNOUNCES HE WILL CHARGE STEVEN AVERY WITH THE MURDER OF TERESA HALBACH AND YOU A CORPSE. DAY 13 -- AVERY GOES ON THE DEFENSIVE. >> I WAS GOING TO BE THERE. I WOU NOT HARM HER. SHE SEEM LIKE A NICE GIRL COULD SHE DID HER JOB. THAT WAS IT. AVERY NOW SERVING A LIFE SENTENCE FOR MURDER. A DECADE LATER, HIS BROTHER LEAVES STEPHEN WAS FRAMED. I THINK HE DESERVES ANOTHER TRIAL COMPLETELY. HE WAS RAILROADED. >> HIS BROTHER CHUCK -- >> GOODBYE. >> WE WILL LEAVE IF YOU LIKE US TO.

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