'Convicting a Murderer' gets streaming deal, to counter Netflix series 'Making a Murderer'

Doug Schneider, Green Bay Press-Gazette
·2 min read
Steven Avery is escorted from the Manitowoc County Jail to the Manitowoc County Courthouse on Feb. 5, 2007, in Manitowoc as jury selection began. Avery and his nephew, Branden Dassey, were convicted of killing Teresa Halbach.
Steven Avery is escorted from the Manitowoc County Jail to the Manitowoc County Courthouse on Feb. 5, 2007, in Manitowoc as jury selection began. Avery and his nephew, Branden Dassey, were convicted of killing Teresa Halbach.
  • Oops!
    Something went wrong.
    Please try again later.

A docuseries intended to be a response to the Netflix "Making A Murderer" series is scheduled to air this summer on the Daily Wire+ streaming service.

The 10-episode project, called "Convicting a Murderer," is the product of six years of work by director Shawn Rech. It'll feature author, political commentator and talk-show host Candace Owens, according to a release Friday from Daily Wire.

Like the extremely popular "Making a Murderer," it looks at the the killing of Calumet County photographer Teresa Halbach and the prosecutions of Steven Avery and his nephew, Brendan Dassey.

RELATED: 'Making a Murderer' vs. 'Convicting a Murderer': Dueling docs focus on Steven Avery case

More: Steven Avery and Brendan Dassey remain imprisoned. Here's where their court proceedings stand.

More: Making a Mania podcast: The Steven Avery saga and why we're obsessed

The docuseries, filmed in Appleton and other Wisconsin locations, has pledged to take a broader look at the Halbach killing than “Making a Murderer.” It'll place more of an emphasis on the perspective of law enforcement, Rech said.

Among the interviewees are former prosecutor Ken Kratz, who has been a critic of “Making a Murderer.” Kratz obtained convictions against Avery and Dassey during separate trials in 2007.

"Making a Murderer" was released in December 2015 and was followed a few years later with "Making a Murderer 2." The series cast doubt on the motives of police investigating Halbach's death and left many viewers with the impression that Avery and Dassey were wrongfully convicted.

Daily Wire+ bills "Convicting a Murderer" as revealing "the shocking parts of the story Netflix omitted from its award-winning docuseries." The company says the series includes interviews with law-enforcement officers, family members and "fans-turned investigators whose lives have been profoundly impacted by the case."

Teresa Halbach.
Teresa Halbach.

Halbach, who worked as a freelance photographer for Auto Trader magazine, was last seen alive on Oct. 31, 2005, after keeping an appointment to photograph a car at the Avery family's auto-parts yard in rural northern Manitowoc County. Her car, and body parts, were found later in 2005 on Avery's property.

Avery was convicted of her murder. Dassey was convicted of assisting in her killing. Both are serving life sentences in Wisconsin state prisons. Both have filed appeals, but none has been successful.

Email Doug Schneider @DSchneid@Gannett.com, call him at (920) 265-2070 and follow him on Twitter @PGDougSchneider

This article originally appeared on Green Bay Press-Gazette: 'Convicting a Murderer' to counter Netflix series 'Making a Murderer'