Netflix's "Making A Murderer" continues to make a stir as the signature campaign to pardon subject Steven Avery has reached more than 131,000 on Change.org as of this writing and more than 81,000 on Whitehouse.gov petition, seeking to pardon both Avery and his nephew, Brendan Dassey.
"Making A Murderer" is a 10-part Netflix series that focuses on the lives of Steven Avery and Brendan Dassey. Both are currently in prison. The former was hailed from Wisconsin who was released from prison way back in 2003 when he was exonerated for sexual assault. However, in 2005, he was arrested again and convicted for the murder of Teresa Halbach, a young photographer. There is no possibility of parole, according to People.
The latter is in jail for being a party to the said murder, sexual assualt and mutilating the corpse of the victim. There might be a possibility of parole after 40 years of serving his sentence but still, it may be a long shot.
The Whitehouse petition reads, "The justice system embarrassingly failed both men, completely ruining their entire lives." When it reaches 100,000, Whitehouse have to respond publicly, People adds.
Former Calumet County District Attorney Ken Kratz says to People, "You don't want to muddy up a perfectly good conspiracy movie with what actually happened. And certainly not provide the audience with the evidence the jury considered to reject that claim." He has since accused the filmmakers of excluding some evidence on the series.
As a response, Filmaker Laura Ricciardi says to The Wrap, "Ken Kratz is entitled to his own opinion, but he's not entitled to his own facts. If he'd like to put together a documentary and try to discredit us in some way, he's welcome to do that. We're not going to be pulled into re-litigating the Haibach case with him."
The fans and followers of the Nextflix series and the case itself await the result of the petitions and the possible response of the White House.
Meanwhile, Forbes' Paul Tassi says the reason why "Making A Murderer" is Nexflix's most significant show ever is that it is something more profound that has captured the heart and mind of its viewers, not just on the surface but on the issue that really matters, perhaps the giant service's first.