— 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.
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.
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)
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.
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.
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.
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???