Judge orders 'Making A Murderer' inmate to be released by Friday

A federal judge has ordered that a man convicted in the case featured in the Netflix series Making A Murderer must be released from prison by Friday evening.

Judge orders 'Making A Murderer' inmate to be released by Friday

A federal judge has ordered that a man convicted in the case featured in the Netflix series Making A Murderer must be released from prison by Friday evening.

US Magistrate Judge William Duffin overturned Brendan Dassey's conviction in August, saying investigators tricked him into confessing he helped his uncle, Steven Avery, rape, kill and mutilate photographer Teresa Halbach in 2005.

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