Making a murderer - B2

Making a Murderer is a true-crime American series filmed over ten years and streamed for the first time on Netflix on December 18, 2015.

This ten-part documentary explores the story of Steven Avery, a man who served 18 years in prison for sexual assault and attempted murder, before being exonerated in 2003.

After Avery was released from prison in 2003 and he filed a $36 million civil lawsuit against Manitowoc County and several county officials associated with his first arrest.

Soon after that, in 2005, Steven Avery was arrested in connection with the murder of a local photographer.

This series covers the arrest, prosecution, and conviction of Avery and his nephew and tries to shed light on the wrongful convictions of those two men.

To promote the series, Netflix has broadcasted for free the first episode on YouTube.

Whether you believe Avery is innocent or guilty, watching this series could be a great way to learn more about the (often complicated) American judicial process.

trailer:

episode 1:

To forge your own opinion, you can also watch the following interview which shows the Manitowoc County Sheriff's office's point of view about the series.

Manitowoc Sheriff's message for 'Making a Murderer' filmmakers

anvplayer video="774400"] "They did a real disservice to the law enforcement of Wisconsin. They should be ashamed of themselves."

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process vocabulary:

arrest (to): Seize (someone) by legal authority and take them into custody.

prosecution: The institution and conducting of legal proceedings against someone in respect of a criminal charge.

conviction: A formal declaration by the verdict of a jury or the decision of a judge in a court of law that someone is guilty of a criminal offence.

wrongful: (Of an act) not fair, just, or legal.

rightful: That is correct, right or legal.

serve (to): Spend a period of time in prison.

source: Oxford dictionaries