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Timeline in the Teresa Halbach murder case


2005

Oct. 31 - Teresa Halbach, 25, of St. John in Calumet County, a photographer for Auto Trader Magazine, goes to Avery's Auto Salvage near Mishicot to photograph a minivan for sale by Steven Avery's sister.

Nov. 3 - Halbach's family reports her missing.

Nov. 5 - Halbach's cousins find her vehicle under brush and auto parts in the Avery salvage yard.

Nov. 8 - Avery tells reporters he fears authorities are trying to frame for Halbach's murder because he sued Manitowoc County officials for $36 million for wrongful conviction. Avery was freed from prison in 2003 after DNA evidence cleared him of a 1985 rape for which he served 18 years.

Nov. 9 - Avery is arrested and, based on past convictions for burglary and other crimes, charged with possessing firearms as a felon. Authorities say two guns were in his trailer home.

Nov. 15 - Avery is charged with first-degree intentional homicide and mutilating a corpse.

2006

Feb. 14 - Authorities announce Avery has settled his lawsuit against Manitowoc County officials for $400,000.

March 2 - Avery's nephew Brendan Dassey, then 16, is charged in adult court with being a party to first-degree intentional homicide, mutilation of a corpse and first-degree sexual assault. Prosecutors base the charges on a videotaped statement in which Dassey detailed the killing.

Sept. 25 - A judge says Avery's past crimes cannot be used as evidence when he goes on trial. Court records and police say Avery's criminal history includes burglary, animal abuse and the attempted abduction of a Mishicot woman in 1984.

2007

Jan. 29 - A judge dismisses sexual assault and kidnapping charges against Avery because Dassey may not testify at his trial.

Jan. 30 - A judge says defense attorneys can tell jurors that Avery was wrongfully convicted of rape and may use as evidence a vial of his blood found unsecured in the Manitowoc County courthouse. Defense attorneys say discovery of the vial supports their claim that blood was planted to frame Avery.

Feb. 12 - Avery's trial begins.

March 12 - After the prosecution and defense rest, the judge dismisses a false-imprisonment charge, saying he doesn't think the jury has enough evidence to find Avery guilty. Avery has not taken the witness stand. Dassey, who recanted his confession, also does not testify in Avery's trial.

March 18 - After deliberating for nearly 22 hours over three days, jurors convict Avery, now 44, of first-degree intentional homicide and being a felon in possession of a firearm. Avery is acquitted of the charge of mutilating a corpse.

April 16 - Dassey, now 17, goes on trial.

April 20 - Prosecutors play Dassey's videotaped confession for the jury.

April 23 - Dassey testifies in his own defense, saying he lied when he gave the statement but doesn't know why. Avery does not testify at Dassey's trial.

April 25 - After 4-½ hours of deliberation, the jury, which was selected in Dane County, convicts Dassey of being party to first-degree intentional homicide, mutilation of a corpse and second-degree sexual assault.

http://www.gmtoday.com/news/special_reports/Halbach_murder/dassey_trial.asp
 
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