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Making a Murderer’s Kathleen Zellner returns to Netflix with gripping new true crime drama


MAKING a Murderer’s Kathleen Zellner has returned to Netflix in gripping true crime drama Dream/Killer.

The streaming service has just released the documentary about Ryan Ferguson, who was wrongly convicted of the murder of Kent Heitholt in 2001.

 Making A Murderer star Kathleen Zellner is still fighting to free Steven Avery

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Making A Murderer star Kathleen Zellner is still fighting to free Steven AveryCredit: Getty Images – Getty

Defence attorney Zellner, who is still working on the Steven Avery case, led the team that freed Ferguson after he spent a decade behind bars.

The series follows the lawyer as she takes on the “disturbing” case after he was sentenced to 40 years in prison for murder and armed robbery.

There was no physical evidence linking then 17-year-old Ferguson to the killing, but it took a jury less than six hours to find him guilty when he was aged 20.

Ferguson was convicted after his pal Charles Erickson ‘dreamt’ he had committed the murder.

 Kathleen stepped in and led the team that freed Ferguson after he spent a decade behind bars

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Kathleen stepped in and led the team that freed Ferguson after he spent a decade behind bars
 Ryan Ferguson, left, was implicated by his friend Charles Erickson, who had 'dreamt' he committed the murder

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Ryan Ferguson, left, was implicated by his friend Charles Erickson, who had ‘dreamt’ he committed the murder

Erickson had been partying with Fergusson that night and implicated his friend when he confessed.

But Ferguson’s father Bill was determined to prove his son’s innocence.

He spent years gathering paperwork, new evidence and tracking down witnesses.

In 2009, Zellner stepped in and offered to take on the case pro bono because she believed Bill’s son was innocent.

She argued that there were seven other sets of fingerprints at the crime scene.

 Erickson convinced a jury after describing the killing in detail in court

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Erickson convinced a jury after describing the killing in detail in court
 Ferguson never gave up hope of his son walking free

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Ferguson never gave up hope of his son walking free

She managed to get Ferguson’s case to the oral argument, which they attempted in Brendan Dassey’s appeal process.

The documentary, titled Dream/Killer shows fans footage from Ferguson’ police interviews, news coverage of his trial and interviews with Zellner.

Ryan Ferguson says in the trailer: “They can take your freedom, they can take you and put you in a cell for nothing. They can’t take my mind.”

 The film includes archive footage of Bill and Ryan, pictured, the trial and interviews with Kathleen

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The film includes archive footage of Bill and Ryan, pictured, the trial and interviews with Kathleen
 Ryan was sentence to 40 years and spent almost 10 years in prison

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Ryan was sentence to 40 years and spent almost 10 years in prison

Zellner makes a chilling statement and says: “I know a lot of people think, ‘oh this could never happen me.

“Trust me, this could happen to you.”

Dream/Killer, which was first released in 2015, is available to watch on Neflix now.

 Avery, 56, and his nephew Brendan Dassey are serving life in prison for the 2005 murder of Teresa Halbach, who was kidnapped, taken to Avery's home and sexually assaulted and tortured before being shot

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Avery, 56, and his nephew Brendan Dassey are serving life in prison for the 2005 murder of Teresa Halbach, who was kidnapped, taken to Avery’s home and sexually assaulted and tortured before being shotCredit: Splash News





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