Argumentative Essay: Making A Murderer

What makes us better to determine to take someone’s live? Everyone has been taught, murder is wrong, so why is it we basically go and murder that person. Murder in any form including capital punishment does not make it right. Though, evil has no remorse for crimes they commit they should sit in a prison without any opportunity for parole.

Two years later, photographer Teresa Halbach who had taken photographs of cars that Avery wanted to sell, was raped and murdered. Avery’s blood was found in her vehicle and a bullet was linked to a weapon in his garage that also had some of Halbach’s DNA. Both Avery and his nephew were convicted to life for

His story is quite engaging as he was placed on the death sentence at only fourteen years old in June 1959 of rape and murder of a fellow classmate, arranged to be executed of hanging months after the conviction that he was wrongfully convicted for. Even despite being found not guilty by a jury of the murder of Lynne Harper in 1959, Steven has always claimed he was innocent, though he did not offer his evidence at the original murder trial, the jury did disclose that most of the evidence had been circumstantial. He also even voluntarily submitted to psychiatric probation in prison for truth serum and LSD to help his innocence. There was also no DNA evidence that could have been analyzed in his case. Steven's father, Daniel also had struggled for two decades to clear the name of his

He spent 18 years in prison before DNA evidence was taken back to the laboratory and he was no longer a match. Avery then sued Manitowoc County for wasting 18 years of his life in prison. While this lawsuit was going he got arrested for the murder of Teresa Halbach. When bad things happen in Manitowoc County the police automatically think it is Avery because of his reputation. Evidence says he was the man to do it but this evidence was planted to frame him. His blood was in the car but his DNA was nowhere near the car. Again her keys were found in his bedroom but his DNA were not on the key. In Avery’s defense he believes the police are framing him for the murder of Teresa

They additionally used the testimony of the mother, saying that she had suspected Rachell in light of the fact that he coordinated her child's description of his attacker. In June, 2003, he was finally convicted and sentenced to spend the next 40 years in prison.

Now he is in prison convicted for a full life sentence for the murder of Teresa Halbach. All of the evidence found by the police made it easier for the jury to convict Avery of the horrific crime. A major piece of evidence is what they found on Avery’s junk yard property, “Police found her car, with blood on it and in it, left on the Avery family’s lot” (Harsanyi). This is a huge red flag for anyone who is trying to solve the case because hiding it in his large property would be a good way to get rid of the evidence. Another piece of evidence where they found her remains, “Teresa Halbach, whose remains were found in a fire pit on his property in Wisconsin” (Harsanyi).

Over 30 years ago Alan Newton was convicted of a crime. He was accused of rape and slashing a ladies face in an abandon building. The victim that was assaulted picked Newton out in a line up. After she identified Newton he tried to plead his case but he was later sentenced to 13 to 40 years in prison. Newton tried to plead his innocence, but the justice system sent him straight to jail. Newton petitioned for parole on three separate occasions and he was denied.

Emmett Till’s murderers were proven not guilty. Months after the trial, they confessed their guilt to the crime in an interview which was published in Look Magazine.

That he was exonerated raises questions as to whether there are other countless people serving time for crimes they never committed. There is need to examine the role of DNA in criminal prosecutions since this plays a fundamental part in convicting a suspect.

Steven Avery of Manitowoc County in Wisconsin was accused of the rape and assault of Penny Beerntsen in 1985. Avery however didn’t commit this crime and spent 18 years in prison as an innocent man. Until in 2003 when new DNA evidence led to another suspect, meaning that he was innocent. The police of Manitowoc County when they heard about this crime immediately thought Steven was to blame. They thought it was Steven because of his past crimes and family history. Even though no evidence connected Steven to the crime no other suspects were even mentioned.

On Wednesday at 1:30 p.m. James L. Wilkins, 41, was shot and killed during an argument over a $5 debt that the suspect said Wilkins owed him. When Wilkins said, he did not owe the suspect any money, the suspect shot Wilkins two times with a pistol, according to witnesses. The incident occurred at 107 S. Second Street in front of the home of Wilkins and his daughter. The witnesses told police they did not know who the suspect was.

Regardless of what you think about Steven Avery now, he was wrongfully convicted and spent 18 years in jail for a crime he never committed.

Dominique, I enjoyed your post this week, and I agree less-than-lethal weapons are an excellent alternative to deadly force options like firearms. The term non-lethal weapons is outdated among the law enforcement community, because like you stated, when less-than-lethal weapons are deployed there is still a risk of causing death. When the term non-lethal is applied to less-than-lethal weapons, I believe it is confusing for people without any law enforcement background, especially if a less-than-lethal weapon is utilized in a use of force incident that results in a suspect’s death. Additionally, training and education should be used to ensure the correct less-than-lethal option is applied to de-escalate the situation.

In 1987 in Texas, a prosecutor was faced with this dilemma. Michael Morton was convicted of murdering his wife based on circumstantial evidence. Morton’s defense attorney was never told about, or given access to, the police report in which Morton’s three year old son had told police that his daddy had not killed his mommy. After serving 25 years for murdering his wife, Morton was exonerated after attorneys were finally given access to the police report and DNA testing of a bloody bandana found at the scene of the murder matched a man who was serving a sentence for the murder of another woman.

The second category are murderers who are seeking power and domination over his or her victims. The killing takes place because they want to see the fear in others and impose their will over their victims. This rationale for killing pairs with revenge on a multitude of bases because he or she is seeking revenge and control over them. Fox and Levin explain that those who seek power usually dress in a military fashion such as combat gear, assault weapons, and have an enormous amount of firepower with them. An example is of James Huberty, who had a hatred of Hispanics and children. He used a 9 mm Uzi semi-automatic, a Winchester pump-action 12-gauge shotgun, and a 9 mm Browning HP during his killing of 22 people (Murderpedia). This use of weaponry