Candace Owens examines the details of the disturbing rape and murder confession from Steven Avery’s nephew Brendan Dassey in episode 7 of “Convicting a Murderer.”
The episode, titled “The Vial of Blood,” features key pieces from Dassey’s confession to interrogators, including describing the murder of Teresa Halbach and his uncle’s actions after they killed her. Episode 7 also delves into one of the biggest bombshells in “Making a Murderer”: the blood vial.
“It is so important to stress that prior to this date of February 27th, the police did not have Brendan Dassey on their radar at all. … Now they’re talking to him and he’s saying things about a golf cart, he’s talking about a bonfire that he had with his uncle Steven. He’s talking about seeing Teresa Halbach’s toes and belly and forehead in the fire,” Owens says. “I mean, this was a major breakthrough in the case.”
Episode 7, released on DailyWire+ on Thursday, also reveals more information about a bullet found in Avery’s garage that had Halbach’s DNA on it and how “Making a Murderer” filmmakers edited court testimony on the discussion of the bullet. Viewers will discover the importance of Dassey’s confession in the case’s timeline and why there was a hole in the top of a vial containing Avery’s blood, which his supporters point to as proof that blood was planted to frame him for Halbach’s murder.
The revelations in the episode are devastating for those defending Avery, according to Owens.
“For Steven Avery supporters, it really, at this point, is a faith and not a science,” she says.
“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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Coming Up
Next Thursday, episode 8 of “Convicting a Murderer” will be released on DailyWire+. In the episode titled “Bones,” Owens will reveal an important item that was found in Avery’s burn pit, and how the murderer’s story changed over time.
“When Steven Avery was first questioned on November 5th and 6th by the Marinette County investigators, one of the questions he was asked was, ‘When was the last time you burned anything?’ At that point he didn’t seem to recall having a fire on Monday night, October 31st,” says Owens. “A few days later they asked him the exact same question and his memory still hadn’t improved.”
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 remaining three episodes will debut weekly on DailyWire+ every Thursday.