Making A Murderer

(Possible spoilers ahead)

The new Netflix original documentary everyone is talking about...

Making A Murderer

For good reason this series began trending shortly after its release on Netflix. If you haven't seen it, what are you doing? watch it because its so important.

A lot of us love watching serial killer documentaries for some reason or another. It interests and fascinates us, how human beings can be so different and not grasp the concept of right and wrong. But Making A Murderer is not like that at all.

Instead, the series shows us Steven Avery's trial from the other side of the prosecution.
A man wrongly arrested and sentenced to 18 years in prison for the rape of a young woman is set free after DNA evidence proves his innocence.

Whilst fighting to sue the department that came straight to him without sufficient evidence, Avery became a significant figure against the American justice system. Just two years later, a young woman goes missing and Avery is the first (and only) suspect the police come to. The same department. The same officers.

Without giving to much of the series away (because you should really watch it), Avery undergoes an investigation that will make you question the motives of the justice system, and whether they would rather find the real criminal or simply give the murderer a face, the first chance they get. It will make you re-think what you hear in the press and teach you not to judge or convict people based on who they are.

It can be argued that Avery and his family became victims of the Justice system that failed them on multiple occasions. Let's not forget that Steven had already served 18 years of his life in prison for a crime he did not commit. They're lives have now been destroyed and as you will see in the series, a corrupt system overlooks so much evidence that had the potential to free him.

The series is 10 episodes long and I believe it is one of the most eye-opening documentaries I have ever seen. I feel like everyone should watch it or at least know about Steven's case.
Get ready to Binge...