Steven Avery

Steven Avery is an American man who gained national attention after being wrongfully convicted of sexual assault and attempted murder in 1985, spending 18 years in prison before being exonerated through DNA evidence. His case raised significant issues about wrongful convictions and flaws in the criminal justice system. He was later convicted in 2007 for the murder of Teresa Halbach, a case that sparked widespread debate about his guilt and the integrity of law enforcement due to apparent mishandling of evidence. His story became widely known through the Netflix documentary series "Making a Murderer."