Un-Making a Murderer: The Framing of Steven Avery and Brendan Dassey

Shaun Attwood is a former stock-market millionaire and Ecstasy supplier turned public speaker, author and activist, who is banned from America for life. His story was featured worldwide on National Geographic Channel as an episode of Locked Up/Banged Up Abroad called Raving Arizona (available on YouTube).Shaun’s writing – smuggled out of the jail – attracted international media attention to the human rights violations: murders by guards and gang members, dead rats in the food, cockroach infestations…While incarcerated, Shaun was forced to reappraise his life. He read over 1,000 books in just under six years. By studying original texts in psychology and philosophy, he sought to better understand himself and his past behaviour. He credits books as being the lifeblood of his rehabilitation. Shaun tells his story to schools to dissuade young people from drugs and crime. He campaigns against injustice via his books and blog, Jon’s Jail Journal. He has appeared on the BBC, Sky News and TV worldwide to talk about issues affecting prisoners’ rights. As a best-selling true-crime author, Shaun is presently writing a series of action-packed books exposing the War on Drugs, which feature Pablo Escobar and the Cali Cartel.Book from his pen some yet to be published:A Trilogy Party Time, Hard Time, and Prison TimeWar on Drugs Series:6Pablo Escobar: Beyond Narcos American Made:Who Killed Barry Seal?Pablo Escobar or George HW Bush We Are Being Lied ToThe War on Drugs, The Cali Cartel: Beyond Narcos, Life Lessons Two Tonys, and T-Bone (Expected 2020).Most part of this book deals with the case against Steven and Brendan who were prosecuted as stated below:The author says:"In December 2015, Making a Murderer broke my heart in many ways. It featured the story of Steven Avery, a Wisconsin resident who in 2003 was exonerated of a rape and attempted murder for which he’d spent 18 years in prison. Two years after his release, he was on the verge of receiving $36 million in compensation when he was accused of the brutal rape, murder and dismemberment of 25-year-old Teresa Halbach. Eventually, as the state worked hard to build its case against Steven, his nephew, 16-year-old Brendan Dassey was brought in for police questioning. Highly suggestible and intellectually challenged, Brendan was coerced by investigators into admitting helping Steven rape and murder Teresa. Steven and Brendan both received life sentences."Shaun who has made an in-depth study of Prosecution Strategies and the Manipulation of Truth offers a convincing version of the case.Framing Steven Avery and Brendan Dassey was easy, but the culprits could never have foreseen that a ten-part docuseries produced by Netflix would expose their deeds to a global audience.The author brings forth the most powerful techniques to manipulate truth;He maintains that corrupt investigators prey on the naiveté of the public. They are easy victims.His studies of wrongful convictions show that children and adolescents falsely confess with startling frequency; indeed, children are two to three times more likely.The author indicates that over the years, the art of extracting false confessions has been refined by the application of various methods. A popular one is the Reid Technique. Honest witnesses can be neutralised in various ways. They can be ignored, so that their testimony never makes it into the courtroom, or, if they take the stand, they can be discredited and made to seem unreliable.When it comes to courtroom theatre, dishonest witnesses can have a more corrosive effect on the jury than expert witnesses. Dishonest witnesses come in a variety of forms. The most effective ones are crime victims who are manipulated into dishonesty by corrupt police and prosecutors.THE ART OF FRAMING INNOCENT PEOPLEShaun identifies 10 strategies to manipulate truth:Strategy 1: Trigger Emotional Reactions Strategy 2: Conceal Other Suspects Strategy 3: Coerce False Confessions Strategy 4: Plant Evidence Strategy 5: Pay Expert Witnesses to Lie Strategy 6: Ensure Public Defenders Work for the Prosecution Strategy 7: Neutralise Honest Witnesses Strategy 8: Procure Dishonest Witnesses Strategy 9: Hire Sociopathic Prosecutors StrategySociopathic prosecutors are ideal for framing innocent people because they have no qualms about the suffering of the wrongly convicted or about the actual murderer or rapist being at large and committing more crimes.10: Rig the JuryThe question remains: Did Ryan Hillegas Kill Teresa? What You Can Do for Steven and Brendan?In Un-Making a Murderer: The Framing of Steven Avery and Brendan Dassey, Shaun, gives a word to word account of interrogations, court process and all the forces leading to their conviction.Shaun has all the knowledge and experience to support his claims that Steven and Brendan were framed. The title refers to the framing of the innocent and the unmaking, of the actual murderer, burying the truth through manipulation of the legal system.Official Family Support Group: Justice and Freedom for Brendan Dassey Official Family Discussion Page: Steven Avery & Brendan Dassey Project, and more, are all endeavours to find the truth.I admire Shaun to unmask reality, by his in-depth search for truth and justice for wrongfully convicted victims.An ideal crime writer.Scarlett Jensen5 Junie 2018

Amazing!!!! Finally a book that shows truth and has explanations to go with everything they say and not some bs book that is based on someone’s opinions!I have read several books about the trial, from both sides and I can say after reading some of them I was disgusted with how oblivious people are, especially regarding Brendan Dassey and his interviews and interrogations. If someone got on the stand and told that many different stories there is no way in hell they would be considered creditable. But because he finally said (clearly by guessing) what the prosecution wanted to hear it was acceptable. Going through all of the transcripts and recordings of him there are only a few details that NEVER change (like they put tires, wood , a cabinet and a seat in the fire) other things change by the minute, we cut her hair we didn’t, I helped carry her, Steve carried her (along with his gun and a knife??!?), What is scary as hell is that this type of shit could happen to ANYONE, ANYWHERE!! Can you imagine this happening to you or your loved one? Even for those people that believe that SA and BD are guilty, can you honestly sit there and say that they had a fair trial? That they had a fair shake? No one else was ever investigated? They never eliminated any other suspects because they never even had any! If that was your family member wouldn’t you be upset that the police didn’t do their job completely and rule out others by process of elimination? How can the Avery’s possibly think that their SA did this when there are so many unanswered questions. Could you if it was your family member? I would hope that people would not want those type of corruption to ever be used against their family or loved ones. How would you feel if your child was interrogated without you or representation? Even if they didn’t have the problems that Brendan has? I know I would be livid! Police use many different tactics on suspects, adults may have the street smarts to see through those but do children? Such as when O’Kelly tell BD not to tell his mom yet until after they talk to Mark and Tom. How would you feel if that was your child and you were not given the opportunity to protect them or support them and help them? These flaws in the justice system need to be fixed. The longer we turn a blind eye to it the more it is going to happen and the more innocent people will suffer and justice will not be found. What if next time it is you?

I suppose this book really speaks for itself.Whether you believe of Stevens innocence or perhaps his guilt, this is still a good read and a bit of an eye opener.

Shaun Attwood presents a concise but compelling analysis of the key factors that influenced and ultimately led to the convictions of Steven Avery and Brendan Dassey. Bit by bit he dissects the prosecution's case and highlights why this conviction clearly fails the test of reasonableness.As the dust settles on Making a Murderer Part 2 – Avery detractors continue to imply that the makers of the Docuseries have presented an uneven and biased account in favour of Avery’s innocence. The truth is that they have told a story based on the totality of information available to them. If anyone has cherry picked from the body of “evidence” then it is the prosecution, who shaped the narrative from the get go.That the US and State legal system continues to resist Mr Avery’s release is beyond distressing and one can only hope that the truth will finally out. The warning signs should have sounded among the judiciary when Manitowoc Officials were allowed to process the “crime” scene despite a clear conflict of interest (the $36m lawsuit). That in itself should have ruled the evidence inadmissible. Who needs 6 searches to spot a key that is lying there in plain sight?Regardless, the purpose of a criminal trial is to prove someone guilty beyond a reasonable doubt and even those with a high-level understanding of fair play can see that this case stinks. Governor Evers over to you!

This is poorly researched, highly biased and appallingly written. Not having watched the linked TV series, I cannot say for certain but I suspect this is a poor rehash of what was said there. Another reviewer has highlighted the multiple factual and scientific errors within this work, so I won't re-iterate his detailed comments. It's enough to say that basic research shows that the errors are glaringly obvious. From crime scene details to scientific specifics, Attwood does not appear to have actually researched that which he is talking about.The book is largely made up of copied and pasted transcripts from the court and previous interviews with police and other relevant individuals. There is very little here that could not be found for free online and when Attwood does deign to actually comment, his bias is rammed down your throat. I dont know whether I believe Avery and Dassey to be guilty, but whilst the procedural issues in charging and holding them are obvious, this book does little to cement my views other than leaving a bad taste in my mouth. If anything, having read something this biased makes me want to go read the other side.Along with all the other issues though, this is just poorly written. It is jumbled and confusing, relying heavily on oft unexplained acronyms specific to US law enforcement - or indeed just randomly taking the place of names. It relies heavily on descriptions of Avery's previous overturned conviction; indeed if most references to that were removed then this would be half the length easily. The author is determined to paint absolutely everybody other than the defendants as liars, sociopaths or actively out to get them. It's not logical. Yes, there are going to be some bad apples in every basket, but not every prosecutor is a sociopath, not every expert witness is lying for the money and not every cop is corrupt.Essentially, this was a huge waste of time and money. I'm no closer to understanding exactly what went on, but there are so many holes in this conspiracy theory that a Swiss cheese would be offended. The ending fanfare about drug rings and Clintons and political ramifications has no factual backing posited and is - if we are honest - ludicrous

I watched the series "Making a Murderer" in January 2016. I hadn't heard about it. I just got Netflix and the title intriged me. The first episode had me hooked and over the next couple of days, I watched the entire series. Sleep evaded me for days... I couldn't believe what I saw. Steven Avery and Brendan Dassey haven't been out of my thoughts since. I think since I'm around the same age as Steven, I identify with him more. My mind has swum with un-answered questions and I've followed the updates on social media... but still I ask. How on Earth can so many people in law inforcement and the justice system all be so deficient of morals, integrity and compassion for their fellow man?Enter Shaun Attwoods book "Un-Making a Murderer: The Framing of Steven Avery and Brendan Dassey." I trust Shaun Attwood. I'd read one of his earlier books and followed him on social media. I knew if anyone could explain how this could happen it would be Shaun and I wasn't disappointed. I understand now how this is far more widespread than you can possibly imagine and how some people who aspire to greatness can happily take away the freedom and lives of others to reach their goals. There must be at least thirty bad guys (and some girls) involved in putting Steven and Brendan away and I hope each and everyone of them get what they so richly deserve.... especially the most disgusting of them all.... the unethical Ken Kratz. (I can't wait for a massive big Karma bus to come his way.)While this book only deals with a few of the bad guys it will go a long way in helping the reader to understand the rest. You can also rest easily knowing that you are not buying a book written by one of the bad guys themselves who are cashing in on their own evil.

I have been utterly gripped by the Netflix docuseries, "The Making of a Murderer" and this book recaps everything in that series but also introduces new information.If you are someone who thinks that the Justice system in the U.S. works and that it convicts the right person most of the time, this book is a salutary reminder that when they get it wrong, it ruins lives. I have absolutely no doubt that Steven Avery was fitted up for this crime and am even more convinced of his innocence after reading this book. The Police never even investigated any-one else, even though Teresa Halbach's ex-boyfriend was known to be a violent and abusive man, who insinuated himself into the search for her body, as many criminals do. There was also another lead - a woman who found bloody clothes including panties and was convinced by his bizarre behaviour that her husband had done something really bad. When it comes to poor Brendan Dassey, it frankly beggars belief that anyone can think that this quiet, intellectually-challenged child did what he confessed to, and the way in which the confessions were obtained should be illegal. Is there no protection for the vulnerable in our society? Read this book and then imagine that this could happen to you or your loved ones.