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‘Convicting A Murderer’ Ep. 8 Recap: Candace Owens Reveals Key Piece Of Evidence Was Found In Steven Avery’s Burn Pit But Left Out Of ‘Making A Murderer’

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Episode 8 of Candace Owens’ “Convicting a Murderer” revealed that a cadaver dog found powerful evidence pointing to Steven Avery’s guilt in the murder of Teresa Halbach. 

The episode, titled “Bones,” shows that the filmmakers of the Netflix series “Making a Murderer” left out that a cadaver dog used by investigators found Halbach’s jean rivets in Avery’s burn pit — a key piece of evidence used by the prosecution. 

“It’s worth reminding that Brendan Dassey had confessed to burning Teresa Halbach’s clothing, but you don’t see anything about her clothing or the jean rivets in ‘Making a Murderer,’” Owens says. “And it’s not the only detail that they left out.”

The episode, which was released on DailyWire+ on Thursday, also dives into how Avery changed his story about the burn pit multiple times when being questioned by police. The convicted murderer initially told investigators that he didn’t have a fire on October 31, 2005,  the day Halbach went missing. He later changed his story and admitted he did have a fire on the 31st but added that his nephew Brendan Dassey was with him. 

“Why didn’t Steven tell investigators about Brendan being with him that night originally?” Owens asks in the episode. “Because Brendan should have been his alibi. Wouldn’t Steven want them to go talk to Brendan so he could confirm everything that Steven said happened that night? If nothing happened, that is, why not say that right away?” 

The episode then goes into detail about the bone and tooth fragments found in Avery’s burn pit and a nearby burn barrel. 

“Convicting a Murderer” pulls back the curtain on what viewers missed in “Making a Murderer.” The 10-episode series contains exclusive interviews with subjects not included in the Netflix show, including law enforcement officers, family members, and fans-turned-investigators whose lives have been profoundly impacted by the case.

The Daily Wire series hit the #1 spot on Rotten Tomatoes’ “Best Documentary TV Shows” list last month, where it sat above FX’s “Welcome to Wrexham” and Apple TV’s “The Super Models” for over a week. 

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Episode 9, the second-to-last episode in the series, will be released on DailyWire+ next Thursday. The episode, “Manipulating Brendan,” reveals chilling prison calls from Brendan Dassey that shed light on his troubling relationship with Steven Avery, providing a deeper understanding of his involvement in the murder. 

“I don’t think I’ll ever forget him describing his uncle wanting him to ‘get some’ and him admitting that he did this. What was the motive of a 16-year-old kid? It was motive that he wanted to know what it felt like,” Owens says.

If you missed the first seven episodes of “Convicting a Murderer,” you can still catch up here and become a member to follow the rest of the series. The last two episodes will debut next Thursday and on October 26 on DailyWire+.

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