Brendan Dassey Pleads Not Guilty to Helping Uncle (Steve Avery) Rape and Kill Teresa Halbach
Brendan Dassey, 16, pleaded not guilty Friday to helping his uncle, Steven Avery, sexually assault and kill a photographer. He also pleaded not guilty to then burning Teresa Halbach’s body and cleaning up the blood.
Brendan Dassey’s attorney told the court the teen had been threatened by his uncle, 43-year-old Steven Avery, who is also accused in the Oct. 31 slaying.
“He essentially has been victimized by Mr. Avery as well,” Ralph Sczygelski said.
Because some how the individual who came forward and told police of his uncle’s horrendous crimes and his participation in it is some how a victim? Brendan Dassey, you could have walked/ran away from the scene and called the authorities.
Dassey’s mother, Barb Janda, told the judge Friday that her son was forced to do the crime. “He didn’t do this on his own,” she said.
This family who has been proclaiming Avery’s and now Dassey’s innocence need to remember one fact in this case and that is who the victim is.
Special prosecutor Ken Kratz rebutted the characterization of the boy as a victim.
“There is only one victim in this case: Miss Halbach,” he said.
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He waived his right to a preliminary hearing, and Judge Jerome Fox set bail at $250,000 cash.
Young Accomplice-Suspect Pleads Not Guilty in Halbach Murder Case
Sixteen-year-old Brendan Dassey is in a juvenile detention center in Sheboygan County after a judge set his bail at a quarter of a million dollars cash.
Hours later came word that Dassey’s defense attorney has to step away from the case. The Associated Press reports Ralph Sczygelski just learned he is a distant relative of the victim, Teresa Halbach.
Investigators say Dassey confessed to helping his uncle, Steven Avery, rape and murder Halbach last October 31, then burn her remains to cover up the crime.
(WBAY)
Why are these people let out of jail they go right back to killing and murdering people.These judges turn’s these people loose to kill again they need to put the judges in jail They are put in office to protect people but they are not doing They need to put these people to death don’t stick them in prison It would sure empty the prison They don’t deserve to live.
Comment by Betty | November 12, 2006
I CAN’T BELIEVE AVERY WOULD KILL A BEAUTIFUL YOUNG PERSON. AND THEN HIS NEPHEW ALSO. WE NEED THE DEATH PENALTY RIGHT NOW. THE NEPHEW SHOULD HAVE GOT HELP. WHEN HE HEARD THE WOMEN SCREAMING IN THE TRAILER. IF THAT WAS ME AND I HEARD SCREAMINGS. I WOULD HAVE CALLED THE POLICE. I DIDN’T KNOW TERESA. BUT MY HEART GOES OUT TO THE FAMILY.AVERY AND HIS NEPHEW SHOULD BE KILLED. FOR WHAT THEY DID TO TERESA HALBACH. COMMENTS BY EMILY. 3/29/07.
Comment by emily | March 29, 2007
hi i just hope when the dassey trial comes up on monday. i hope to god that the jury will find brendan guilty. i got a gut feeling that they will go easy on him. i just wish that we could get the death penalty in wisconsin. i just wish this didn’t have to happen to a pretty girl. i feel so sorry for the halbach family to go through the this trial again. all i can say is. pray for the halbach family. comments by emily. 4/12/07
Comment by emily | April 12, 2007