Steven Avery Becomes The First Person In The United States Exonerated By DNA Evidence To Be Charged - And Now Convicted - Of Homicide
After deliberating for 4 days, a jury of six men and six women found Steven Avery guilty of the Halloween murder of free lance photographer Teresa Halbach. The jury soundly rejected the defense's claim that the police planted evidence (Avery's blood) to frame him for the crime. Avery has been in the spotlight since 2003, when he was released from prison based on DNA testing after serving 18 years for a 1985 sexual assault. Avery becomes the first person in the United States exonerated by DNA evidence to be subsequently charged - and now convicted - of murder. Avery will be sentenced later this week and is expected to face life in prison.
