The most recent episode purports to tell the story of Steven Avery and the murder of 25 year old Theresa Halbach. The entire program is based on the coerced confession of Avery's 16 year old, educationally challenged nephew: A confession that was so contradicted by any physical evidence that it could not even be introduced at Avery's trial. This confession has since been referred to, by the prosecutor in both Avery and Dassey trials, as a "false confession". The episode regurgitates the sordid picture of events described by disgraced prosecutor Ken Kratz, pre-trial which is generally considered to have tainted the jury pool with tragic consequences.
To rehash this in such a lurid way is not only cruel and offensive to the Halbach family but also discredits the entire series. The standard of research is so poor there are basic errors on even universally accepted facts. Come August 29th 2016, when Kathleen Zellner presents her case for Steven Avery's exoneration, the producers of this program will be exposed for having produced a lazy, sensationalist fluff piece. No doubt they really don't care. It shows! If you have genuine interest in this case give this program a very wide berth. And if this is their general standard of production steer clear of the entire series.
To rehash this in such a lurid way is not only cruel and offensive to the Halbach family but also discredits the entire series. The standard of research is so poor there are basic errors on even universally accepted facts. Come August 29th 2016, when Kathleen Zellner presents her case for Steven Avery's exoneration, the producers of this program will be exposed for having produced a lazy, sensationalist fluff piece. No doubt they really don't care. It shows! If you have genuine interest in this case give this program a very wide berth. And if this is their general standard of production steer clear of the entire series.