Steven Allan Avery born July 9, is an American convicted murderer from Manitowoc County, Wisconsin[1] who had previously been wrongfully convicted in of sexual assault and attempted murder. After serving 18 years of a year sentence, he was exonerated by DNA testing and released, only to be charged with murder two years later. In Novemberwith his civil suit still pending, he was arrested for the murder of Wisconsin photographer Teresa Halbach, and in was convicted and sentenced to life imprisonment without possibility of parole. The conviction was upheld by higher courts. Avery’s exoneration prompted widespread discussion of Wisconsin’s criminal justice. The Criminal Justice Reform Bill, enacted into law inimplemented reforms aimed at preventing future wrongful convictions. Avery’s murder trial and its associated issues are the focus of the Netflix original documentary series Making a Murdererwhich also covered the arrest and conviction of Avery’s nephew, Brendan...