After what feels like an incredibly long wait, Netflix has finally announced that Making A Murderer - Part Two will hit the online streaming service next month.
Netflix made the exciting announcement in the form of a 30 second clip on Twitter, revealing the new docu-series will drop on 19th October.
The programme documents the trials and tribulations of Steven Avery, who is charged with murdering photographer Teresa Halbach in 2005 and convicted in 2007.
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Avery's nephew, Brendan Dassey, who has learning difficulties, is also convicted in connection to the murder, based primarily on a confession he made while under interrogation. Both men were sentenced to life in prison.
Avery was previously imprisoned for 18 years after he was wrongfully convicted of sexual assault and attempted murder, only to be exonerated by DNA evidence in 2003.
Following his release, Avery filed a civil lawsuit against Mantiwoc County for $36 million (£27.3 million), which was still pending when he was arrested in connection to Halbach's murder. Avery's lawyers argued that the prosecution's evidence was inconsistent, claiming they were attempting to frame Avery in retaliation to his lawsuit.
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The footage for the series was filmed over a ten year period in Manitowoc County, USA, and after it was released, a petition to the White House requesting a pardon for Avery was signed by more than 500,000 people. However, the President didn't have the authority to grant the pardons as the conviction was made in state courts.
Making A Murderer gathered huge international interest during its 10-part series which left many people divided over whether Avery was guilty - or not.
Since the first series aired there have been numerous developments in the case. Prosecutor Ken Kratz argued that the series didn't provide a balanced or fair account of the case, even releasing his own book entitled, Avery: The Case Against Steven Avery And What 'Making A Murder' Gets Wrong.
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However, Kratz was forced to resign as district attorney after several women came forward claiming he sexually harassed them. A notable example was a 26-year-old woman, who was the victim in a domestic abuse case he was prosecuting, who claimed he sent her more than 30 'sexually coercive' texts.
It sounds like part two of the documentary is set to be just as gripping as the first series.
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