The Innocent Killer: A True Story of a Wrongful Conviction and Its Astonishing Aftermath
The story one of the nation’s most notorious wrongful convictions, that of Steven Avery, a Wisconsin man who spent eighteen years in prison for a crime he did not commit. But two years after he was exonerated of that crime and poised to reap millions in his wrongful conviction lawsuit, Steven...
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The story one of the nation’s most notorious wrongful convictions, that of Steven Avery, a Wisconsin man who spent eighteen years in prison for a crime he did not commit. But two years after he was exonerated of that crime and poised to reap millions in his wrongful conviction lawsuit, Steven Avery was arrested for the exceptionally brutal murder of Teresa Halbach, a freelance photographer who had gone missing several days earlier. The “Innocent Man” had turned into a cold blooded killer. Or had he? This is narrative non-fiction at its finest. A true crime thriller.
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Format: paperback
ISBN:
9781627223638 (1627223630)
Pages no: 352
Edition language: English
I got this book after watching making a murderer in one go and I couldn't stop thinking about it so when I saw the book I jumped at it and honestly I felt that the book was very rushed especially toward the end with the Teresa Halbach case. It was a very heavy book to read sometimes with the amount ...
I received an ARC from the publisher via netgalley in return for an honest review. I found the story quite interesting but this book just lacked a little something for me.
It's rare, but what happened here is a good example of what happens when cops and prosecutors lose sight of their calling, when they're so convinced that what they're doing is right that they don't care about how they get the outcome they're seeking. What happened in real life with Steven Avery see...