There Are Two Big Petitions to Free Steven Avery

Now, over 150,000 have signed a petition on change.org to free Steven Avery (https://www.change.org/p/president-of-the-united-states-free-steven-avery), and an official petition on We the People is closing in on 20,000 signatures (https://petitions.whitehouse.gov/petition/pardon-steven-avery-and-brendan-dassey-their-alleged-involvement-murder-teresa-halbach). Dassey was also given life in prison, but could be given an early release in 2048.

Tens of thousands of people are petitioning for the president to pardon Steven Avery, the subject of Netflix’s documentary series Making a Murderer, who is serving life in prison after a 2005 murder arrest.

Most viewers fell in love with his, and his fellow attorney Jerry Buting’s, commitment to justice in the cases of Steven Avery and Brendan Dassey.

The White House has not responded to the petitions.

‘This is a black mark on the justice system as a whole, and should be recognized as much, while also giving these men the ability to live as normal a life as possible’.

However in 2007, he was convicted by a jury of first-degree intentional homicide and being a felon in charge of a firearm for the murder of photographer Teresa Halbach, 25.

In December, Netflix released the series, which tells the story of Steven Avery of of Manitowoc County, Wisconsin, who was exonerated in 2003 by DNA evidence after serving 18 years for rape.

In our 2016’s first update of our ranking of the 50 Best Documentaries on Netflix, Netflix’s Making a Murderer joins the ranking!

“Avery’s unconstitutional mistreatment at the hands of corrupt local law enforcement is completely unacceptable and is an abomination of due process”, the petition reads. If the latter reaches its goal of just over 81,000 signatures, the White House must address the matter publicly.