I binge watched over the weekend. What. The. Fuck. Day by day, I'm losing faith in humanity.
It's the most unbelievable thing I have ever watched!! The twists and turns seem almost to crazy to be true ! I can't wait to hear other people's feedback!
At one point in the series, maybe around episodes 3-5, I actually thought there was a possibility this was not real. I thought maybe it was advertised as a true story but it was really just fiction. I was tempted to google info about it but I didn't want to spoil it in case I was right.
For the guys that watched it, do you think Avery actually killed her? It's pretty clear he shouldn't have been convicted, but it is definitely up in there air if he actually did it.
I don't think he did it. Not impossible, but I don't think he did and agree he never should have been convicted. See below.
If the events that were supposed to have transpired in the bedroom did happen, her blood/DNA would have to have been found somewhere. Just no way someone whose throat was slit and abdomen pierced could not have left something behind. No way SA or Brendan could have cleaned all that up. If they did, they should have been able to find some evidence of bleach or other cleaning agent in the bed/walls/bedroom floor.
Also, did Kratz change his mind on where she was killed? He states in his closing argument that TH was killed in the garage. Well my argument still stands in that case. There would have been some kind of physical evidence left behind other than a lone bullet fragment left under some junk. You're telling me that this guy meticulously cleaned every drop of blood from that garage but left the bullet that killed her on the floor. Seems completely incomprehensible.
This is what does it for me. There's just no way he kills her in that fashion and not a shred of her DNA is found in the bedroom or garage. It's not even found on HER car keys. So, he's smart enough to clean up the DNA (Steven Avery is not a smart man) but leaves her car on his property? It just doesn't make any sense.
I understand we don't see every detail of the case presented in court, but I also thought the prosecution failed to provide a reasonable motive. I thought the defense's motive for a frame job was much stronger than anything the prosecution presented. I just don't see why Avery would kill her.
Also, I wonder if the family of the victim was as convinced as their spokesman, her brother, that Avery committed the crime. I also wonder if they now regret refusing to be interviewed by the filmmakers. I tried to feel sympathy for the brother, and I do because of the fact his sister was murdered, but I also couldn't help but feel some anger towards him every time he appeared on camera.
A few other quick takes:
- The defense attorneys were rockstars. They did a phenomenal job and deserved to win. I was mad that pathetic human of a prosecutor got the W over the defense.
- I signed the change.org petition that's going around. It's almost at 160,000 signatures. Here's the link if you're interested in signing:
https://www.change.org/p/president-of-the-united-states-free-steven-avery
- Towards the end of the series, there was a brief mention of incest within the Avery clan. That makes a lot of sense. Brendan Dassey might be one of the dumbest people I've ever seen. His mom isn't far behind. Those phone convos between the two were priceless.
