— Past criminal activity also included threatening a female relative at gunpoint.This is in the documentary. Episode one.
— In the months leading up to Halbach’s disappearance, Avery had called Auto Trader several times and always specifically requested Halbach to come out and take the photos.She had been to the Avery property six times between June 2005 and October 31st.
"Angela Schuster, who was an operations supervisor at the magazine, testified earlier Tuesday that Halbach had gone to the Avery property six times from June 2005 to Halloween to take pictures of cars, a trailer and a sports utility vehicle."
Dawn Pliszka did testify before the jury that Avery called her on Oct. 31, 2005, to request the photographer who had been out to the property previously.
Is it out of the realms of possibility for him to request the same photographer as had been there previously? I don't think so.
Source:
http://chippewa.com/news/victim-s-cousin-tells-of-finding-vehicle-in-avery-salvage/article_fb32d5b4-4569-53de-bb0c-c6e2beccd56e.htmlAs for the towel incident -- that came up due to testimony from Dawn Pliszka who was an Auto Trader receptionist and wasn't admissible in the trial. And it wasn't left out of the trial because it was too inflammatory - it was inadmissible because it was too sketchy.
Manitowoc County Circuit Judge Patrick Willis would not allow Dawn Pliszka, an Auto Trader receptionist at the time, to testify about one of Halbach’s previous encounters with Avery.
“She had stated to me that he had come out in a towel,’’ Pliszka said while the jury was outside of the courtroom. “I just said, ‘Really?’ and then she said, ‘Yeah,’ and laughed and said kinda ‘Ew.’’’
Willis said he could not allow the testimony because the date wasn’t clear and few details were known about the alleged encounter.
Source:
http://chippewa.com/news/victim-s-cousin-tells-of-finding-vehicle-in-avery-salvage/article_fb32d5b4-4569-53de-bb0c-c6e2beccd56e.htmlIf it is true, it's certianly strange. But it doesn't sound to me like he was "obsessed" with her.
— On the day that Halbach went missing, Avery had called her three times, twice from a *67 number to hide his identity.Teresa called Avery and requested him to call her back, so I assume that accounts for one of the calls. (From Day 2 Transcripts from Dassey Trial)
"Hello. This is Teresa with AutoTrader Magazine. I'm the photographer, and just giving you a call to let you know that I could come out there today, urn, in the afternoon. It would will probably be around two o'clock or even a little later. But, urn, if you could please give me a call back and let me know if that will work for you, because I don't have your address or anything, so I can't stop by without getting the -- a call back from you. And my cell phone is 737-4731. Again, it's Teresa, 920-737-4731. Thank you."
The star 67 calls are interesting. It appears the prosecution used this as evidence that he "lured" Teresa to the property under a false name (The name of his sister - who the van belonged to).
Source -
http://host.madison.com/news/local/calls-made-from-avery-s-phone-to-halbach-prosecutors-say/article_e120a640-3769-5d22-b7b8-3bf2bdff3e7f.htmlIf that is the case, it makes no sense to request her in the first place if he was then going to hide his identity in order to kill her, everyone knew full well that she was going to be there.
— The bullet with Halbach’s DNA on it came from Avery’s gun, which always hung above his bed.I did read somewhere that the bullet was proved to be from a 22 but that it couldn't be traced to Steven's gun specifically. There were other people on the property who also owned 22's. I'll try and find links.
Secondly, this bullet was found after the 'confession' of Brendan Dassey, in suspicious circumstances, by a person who wasn't supposed to be involved in the investigation. And the DNA evidence on it would have normally been inconclusive because the analyst botched the controls.
— Here’s the piece of evidence that was presented at trial but not in the series that I find most convincing: In Dassey’s illegally obtained statement, Dassey stated that he helped Avery moved the RAV4 into the junkyard and that Avery had lifted the hood and removed the battery cable. Even if you believe that the blood in Halbach’s car was planted by the cops (as I do), there was also non-blood DNA evidence on the hood latch. I don’t believe the police would plant — or know to plant — that evidence.As for the 'sweat' DNA -- this was found AFTER the testimony of Brendan Dassey.
Kratz: "Was Teresa's car hood opened up by Uncle Steve as Brendan says? Well, on Aprll 3, again, as a result of Brendan's statements, law enforcement swabs -- they take a Q-tip and -- and they swab the hood latch, reaching up underneath the hood, just to see if we can get a a DNA profile. Sherry Culhane does. She gets a full profile that's Steven Avery's sweat. Steven Avery's sweat is found on the hood latch, just like should happen if Brendan is to believed that Uncle Steve went under the hood."
SOURCE: Brendan Dassey's Trial, Day 1 -
https://www.dropbox.com/s/c9ow4lwzec007mi/dassey_4_16_07.pdf?dl=0And this piece of information was also first provided to Dassey through Fassbender and Weigert and NOT Brendan.
F: OK, what else did he do, he did somethin' else, you need to tell us what he did, after that car is parked there. It's extremely important. (pause) Before you guys leave that car.
B: The he left the gun in the car.
F: That's not what I'm thinkin' about. He did something to that car. He took the plates and he, I believe he did something else in that car. (pause).
B: I don't know.
F: OK. Did he, did he, did he go and look at the engine, did he raise the hood at all or anything like that? To do something to the car?
B: Yeah.
F: What was that? (pause)
W: What did he do, Brendan?
W: It's OK, what did he do?
F: What did he do under the hood, if that's what he did? (pause)
B: I don't know what he did, but I know he went under.
F: He did raise the hood? (Brendan nods "yes") You remember that?
B: Yeah.
SOURCE:
http://convolutedbrian.com.s3.amazonaws.com/dassey/01Mar2006/01Mar2006Transcript.pdfOR
https://www.dropbox.com/s/uu07xwofjc4zc37/Transcript%20-%20March%201%2C%202006.pdf?dl=0(PAGE 78)
Frankly, any DNA evidence that is claimed to be found is highly compromised in my opinion. This apparent DNA on the hood was found in April -- months after the car was found.
According to trial testimony it was William Tyson, patrol sergeant with Calumet County Sheriff's Dept, who took the swab from the hood latch, with Deputy Jeremy Hawkins assisting. Tyson testified that "on April 3 we [Deputy Hawkins and myself] were requested to go to where we had stored Theresa's vehicle. nvestigator Wiegert and Agent Fassbender had requested that we do DNA swabs of both door handles, interior and exterior, as well as the hood latch to the vehicle, and the battery cables..."
SOURCE: Brendan Dassey's Trial, Day 2 - Pages 25, 125, 144 -
https://www.dropbox.com/s/s4jyyith9lwpstx/dassey_4_17_07.pdf?dl=0And this DNA evidence was found. But no fingerprints were found in any part of the car???
