S2 Ep 8: Desperation

As a new season of "Making a Murderer" opens, Dan O'Donnell debunks the experiments that Steven Avery's new attorney performs in an effort to prove his innocence. 

"Making a Murderer" devotes a lot of attention to Steven Avery attorney Kathleen Zellner's words, but as Dan O'Donnell demonstrates, her actions tell a completely different story. 

"Making a Murderer" devotes a lot of attention to Steven Avery attorney Kathleen Zellner's words, but as Dan O'Donnell demonstrates, her actions tell a completely different story. 

In April 2005, Stephen Stanko murdered his girlfriend Laura Ling, and then raped and stabbed her daughter. Shortly afterwards, he killed a friend, Henry Turner. At his trial for Laura Ling's murder, the defense called medical experts that had examined PET scans of Stanko’s brain. ... Show More

Almost a decade after Kentucky mom of five Crystal Rogers went missing, the first of three men charged in connection with her death goes to trial. The prosecution in the Karen Read case calls their final witness -- an accident reconstructionist. Updates on former MLB pitcher Dan ... Show More

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Almost a decade after Kentucky mom of five Crystal Rogers went missing, the first of three men charged in connection with her death goes to trial. The prosecution in the Karen Read case calls their final witness -- an accident reconstructionist. Updates on former MLB pitcher Dan ... Show More

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