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  • Making a Murderer Plight of the Accused (Season 1, Episode 3)
  • TV-14
    TV Episode | 63 min | Documentary, Crime

Making a Murderer

Plight of the Accused (Season 1, Episode 3)
TV-14
TV Episode | 63 min | Documentary, Crime

Steven is back in jail, charged with murder, but there are troubling questions about how he was arrested and why.
Directors
Moira Demos (directed by) | Laura Ricciardi (directed by)
Writers
Laura Ricciardi (written by) | Moira Demos (written by)
Composer
Kevin Kiner (score by)
Cinematographer
Editor
Status
Edit Released
Updated Dec 18, 2015

Release date
Dec 18, 2015 (United States)

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Cast

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40 cast members
Name Known for
Diana Alvear
Self - News Reporter (archive footage) Self - News Reporter (archive footage)   See fewer
Allan Avery
Self - Steven's Father Self - Steven's Father   See fewer
Chuck Avery
Self - Steven's Brother Self - Steven's Brother   See fewer
Dolores Avery
Self - Steven's Mother Self - Steven's Mother   See fewer
Jenny Avery
Self - Steven's Daughter (archive footage) Self - Steven's Daughter (archive footage)   See fewer
Jerry Buting
Self - Steven's Defense Lawyer Self - Steven's Defense Lawyer   See fewer
Andrew Colborn
Self - Manitowoc County Sheriff Department (archive footage) Self - Manitowoc County Sheriff Department (archive footage)   See fewer
Sherry Culhane
Self - DNA Technical Unit Leader (archive footage) Self - DNA Technical Unit Leader (archive footage)   See fewer
Brendan Dassey
Self - Steven's Nephew Self - Steven's Nephew   See fewer
Reesa Evans
Self - Steven's Appointed Lawyer (1985) Self - Steven's Appointed Lawyer (1985)   See fewer
Tom Fassbender
Self - Co-Lead Investigator Self - Co-Lead Investigator   See fewer
Jerome Fox
Self - Manitowoc County Circuit Judge Self - Manitowoc County Circuit Judge   See fewer
Stephen Glynn
Self - Steven's Lawyer (1994-1997) Self - Steven's Lawyer (1994-1997)   See fewer
Nancy Grace
Self - Headline News (archive footage) Self - Headline News (archive footage)   See fewer
Mark Gundrum
Self - Wisconsin State Assembly Self - Wisconsin State Assembly   See fewer
Karen Halbach
Self - Teresa's Mother (archive footage) Self - Teresa's Mother (archive footage)   See fewer
Mike Halbach
Self - Teresa's Brother Self - Teresa's Brother   See fewer
Tom Halbach
Self - Teresa's Father (archive footage) Self - Teresa's Father (archive footage)   See fewer
Robert Hermann
Self - Manitowoc County Sheriff Department (as Under Sheriff Robert Hermann) Self - Manitowoc County Sheriff Department (as Under Sheriff Robert Hermann)   See fewer
Barb Janda
Self - Steven's Sister / Brendan's Mother Self - Steven's Sister / Brendan's Mother   See fewer
Bill Jartz
Self - Action 2 News Anchor (archive footage) Self - Action 2 News Anchor (archive footage)   See fewer
Walter Kelly
Self - Steven's Civil Rights Lawyer Self - Steven's Civil Rights Lawyer   See fewer
Tom Kocourek
Self - Manitowoc County Sheriff Department (1979-2001) Self - Manitowoc County Sheriff Department (1979-2001)   See fewer
Ken Kratz
Self - Special Prosecutor Self - Special Prosecutor   See fewer
Daniel Kucharski
Self - Calumet County Sheriff Department (archive footage) Self - Calumet County Sheriff Department (archive footage)   See fewer
James Lenk
Self - Manitowoc County Sheriff Department (archive footage) Self - Manitowoc County Sheriff Department (archive footage)   See fewer
Erik Loy
Self - Steven's Appointed Lawyer (archive footage) Self - Steven's Appointed Lawyer (archive footage)   See fewer
Emily Matesic
Self - Action 2 News Reporter (archive footage) Self - Action 2 News Reporter (archive footage)   See fewer
Jerry Pagel
Self - Calumet County Sheriff Self - Calumet County Sheriff   See fewer
Kenneth Petersen
Self - Manitowoc County Sheriff Department (1979-2007) (archive footage) Self - Manitowoc County Sheriff Department (1979-2007) (archive footage)   See fewer
Ralph Sczygelski
Self - Brendan's Appointed Lawyer Self - Brendan's Appointed Lawyer   See fewer
Jodi Stachowski
Self - Steven's Fiancée Self - Steven's Fiancée   See fewer
Dean Strang
Self - Steven's Defense Lawyer Self - Steven's Defense Lawyer   See fewer
Tom Sturdivant
Self - Wisconsin DOJ Division of Criminal Investigation (archive footage) Self - Wisconsin DOJ Division of Criminal Investigation (archive footage)   See fewer
Pamela Sturm
Self - Teresa's Cousin (archive footage) Self - Teresa's Cousin (archive footage)   See fewer
Yvonne Thuss
Self - Steven's Aunt Self - Steven's Aunt   See fewer
Lawrence White
Self - Dean & Jerry's Confession Expert Self - Dean & Jerry's Confession Expert   See fewer
Mark Wiegert
Self - Co-Lead Investigator Self - Co-Lead Investigator   See fewer
Patrick Willis
Self - Manitowoc County Circuit Judge (archive footage) Self - Manitowoc County Circuit Judge (archive footage)   See fewer
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