Steven Avery

Get ready for Making A Murderer: The Sequel.

Directors Laura Ricciardi and Moira Demos have confirmed that they have spoken to Steven Avery’s wrongful conviction lawyer Kathleen Zellner and they are hoping to start filming fresh episodes that will pick up the case nearly ten years after Steven was sent to prison for a murder he continues to insist he did not commit.

‘From our perspective this story is obviously not over. It’s real life and (Avery and Dassey’s) cases are both still pending,’ the pair told audiences at a Stranger Than Fiction panel discussion in New York on Thursday.



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Steven was convicted for the murder of Teresa Halbach, a photographer who went missing on October 31 2005 after she visited Avery’s Salvage Yard to take a picture of Steven’s sister’s car.

Brendan Dassey, Steven’s nephew, was also found guilty of being a party to first-degree intentional homicide, mutilation of a corpse and first-degree sexual assault after confessing to investigators; his confession was considered false by many viewers of the show.

‘We have no idea when the magistrate will make a decision in Brendan’s case,’ added Laura.

‘We do know that two potential outcomes are that the judge could order Brendan’s release or he could order a new trial. So we are on the edge of seats about that. To the extent that there are significant developments, we would like to continue documenting this.’

Steven Avery appears in court in 2007 (Picture: AP Photo/Jeffrey Phelps, Pool)

However, it may not be that easy for the pair to return to Wisconsin to begin filming a follow-up.

Steven’s civil lawyer, Stephen M. Glynn, and a fellow panel participant revealed that ‘there is a lot of hostility toward these two women in Wisconsin’.

‘The theory is that they have played Wisconsin unfairly,’ he said. ‘But among those people who think and are a little more educated and thoughtful about these sorts of issues, there is appreciation.’

Third visit WCC: SA thrilled about chance of new forensic testing–like innocent men always are.#MakingAMurderer pic.twitter.com/7p2JwaJoYt — Kathleen Zellner (@ZellnerLaw) January 29, 2016

Kathleen and a team of forensic experts have been back at the Avery Salvage Yard in recent weeks using up-to-date Luminol testing, a technology which has improved since Steven’s case, to help prove that Steven did not murder Teresa.

At the time of the trial, no blood was found in Mr Avery’s home or his garage despite claims that Teresa had been tortured and murdered in both areas.

However traces were found in her car, a Toyota Rav 4, which was discovered on Steven’s property.

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