'Making a Murderer' Update: Brendan Dassey's New Attorney Talks Why His Confession Was 'False'
The attorney for Brendan Dassey, one of the subjects of Netflix's Making a Murderer, recently revealed why she believes his big confession was a false one.
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Attorney Laura Nirider, who is Dassey's new attorney hoping to get him another trial, spoke at the University of St. Thomas School of Law in Minneapolis, Minn. this week. Nirider vehemently stated that she does not believe Dassey's confession to the rape and murder of Teresa Halbach was true.
"I believe Brendan Dassey's confession to rape and murder was false," Nirider stated, according to Fox 9 in Minnesota.
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She went on to explain that false confessions from juveniles are typically due to the use of interrogation tactics meant for adults, not on juveniles. This, combined with an alleged lack of accurately assessing body language makes his confession more suspect than once thought.
Nirider then discussed when investigators spoke with Dassey about Halbach being shot in the head, which had not been publicly revealed at that time. The attorney noted that this information was ultimately "contamination," since it made it unclear whether Dassey had truly known this before the investigators brought it up.
Dassey remains in prison without the chance of parole until 2048, when he will be 58 years old. His uncle, Steven Avery (who was also charged with the murder), is not eligible for parole, but he does have a new attorney, Kathleen Zellner, hoping to exonerate him.
Making a Murderer is currently available to stream in full on Netflix.
