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Making a Murderer (Netflix)

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OHSportsFan said:
Ok, finally dove in. Watched Ep. 1. Whole time I'm thinking, how the heck does this drag out to 10 episodes? This seems like everything wrapped up in a 1-hour Dateline special or something. Then...the ending.

"Holy sh*t"

Hooked.
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It's definitely too long at 10 hours and it's always in your head wondering "how is there [number] hours left?" but it remains compelling the entire time from my experience watching.
 
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OHSportsFan said:
Ok, finally dove in. Watched Ep. 1. Whole time I'm thinking, how the heck does this drag out to 10 episodes? This seems like everything wrapped up in a 1-hour Dateline special or something. Then...the ending.

"Holy sh*t"

Hooked.
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This is how it was explained to me.

First 7 minutes you are glued to the tv.

Take a nap for 46 minutes.

Wake up and the last 7 minutes will have you begging for the next episode.

Repeat.
 
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Same boat, my wife and I just finished the second one. It seems like a whole lot of shit is covered in one hour...but they do a good job of sinking their claws at the end each time.

2 of 10 and I've already seen enough slimy bitchtwinkies to last me a lifetime
 
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Buckeyeskickbuttocks said:
Maybe. But... beyond a reasonable doubt?

Also - where do you land on Brendan Dassey?
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I think there is an abundance of reasonable doubt created, in no small part, by the Manitowoc County Sheriff's Office having any involvement with the search of the property. However, I think, considering all of the circumstances, Steve Avery is still the most likely person to have committed the murder. And the police obviously reached that conclusion as well, which gave them motive to plant evidence to ensure a conviction.

Dassey's confession should never had been allowed as evidence. I don't say that because I necessarily believe it was a coerced confession (though I firmly believe any minor should be accompanied by a parent or legal counsel during an interrogation). I think his statement was wholly inconsistent with the available evidence (i.e. lack of DNA evidence from the victim in either the trailer or the garage). That, coupled with his diminished mental capacity, renders the statement unfairly prejudicial and I'd have kept it out under Evid.R. 403.

If I had to guess on any role Dassey may have played, I'd guess he may have noticed the bones during the bon fire. So I think he may have unwittingly participated in the destruction of evidence or abuse of a corpse and he was probably generally aware that his uncle killed the girl. I do not believe he participated in a rape and/or murder.
 
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Buckeyeskickbuttocks said:
A friend of mine sent me a link to an interesting theory.
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It's a shame the police decided to frame a guy rather than performing an actual investigation- which prevents alternative theories from being explored.

It all comes back to the question of doubt though. It seems like the American criminal justice system would rather send someone who might have done it to prison rather than admit that we will never know for sure.
 
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