Still have questions after reading all the Making a Murderer fan theories?
Major players like prosecutor Ken Kratz and ex-fiancée Jodi Stachowski have stepped forward to cast doubt on the Netflix show’s depiction of the case after it saw some initial success. So directors Moira Demos and Laura Ricciardi sat down on the show’s official Twitter Wednesday to help clear the air and address fan concerns. All fans had to do was tweet their questions using #AskMAM.
Ask #MakingAMurderer filmmakers your burning questions. Join our global Q&A Jan 20 @ 10AM PST. Tag questions #AskMAM pic.twitter.com/entTwR9xmB
— Making A Murderer (@MakingAMurderer) January 19, 2016
So take, for example, the fact that Steven Avery’s DNA was found under the hood of Teresa Halbach’s car. It’s a piece of evidence Kratz claimed was just as important as the blood found in the trunk, but the directors are saying the evidence was disputed and ultimately insignificant to the movie:
The question is how it got there. A crime lab expert testified that he went under the hood after… (1 of 4) https://t.co/2KN6Q5lAJD
— Making A Murderer (@MakingAMurderer) January 20, 2016
(2 of 4) handling other evidence and did not change his gloves. The defense argued there was the potential… https://t.co/2KN6Q5lAJD
— Making A Murderer (@MakingAMurderer) January 20, 2016
(3 of 4) for contamination. The alternative argument was planting. It was disputed evidence and … https://t.co/2KN6Q5lAJD
— Making A Murderer (@MakingAMurderer) January 20, 2016
(4 of 4) neither side was presented in the series with respect to this less significant evidence. https://t.co/2KN6Q5lAJD
— Making A Murderer (@MakingAMurderer) January 20, 2016
The directors also addressed the new issue of Jodi Stachowski, Avery’s former fiancée, who steadfastly defended his character and innocence over the course of the documentary only to appear on Nancy Grace in January and say that Avery is “not innocent.”
We have no idea what’s behind Jodi’s recent statements. (1 of 2) #AskMAM https://t.co/Iwg9qeVic7
— Making A Murderer (@MakingAMurderer) January 20, 2016
The filming we did w/ her 9 years ago accurately captured her views and state of mind at the time. (2 of 2) #AskMAM https://t.co/Iwg9qeVic7
— Making A Murderer (@MakingAMurderer) January 20, 2016
We had her permission to use all the footage. It’s not true that she asked us not to be part of the documentary. https://t.co/jqOQdMt33j
— Making A Murderer (@MakingAMurderer) January 20, 2016
They even addressed reports that Teresa Halbach had complained to her boss about Steven Avery before she went missing:
The judge excluded the evidence. The woman who outside the presence of the jury testified abt conversation (1 of 4) https://t.co/DZmrAkYzFf
— Making A Murderer (@MakingAMurderer) January 20, 2016
…with Teresa was the receptionist for Auto Trader (2 of 4) https://t.co/DZmrAkYzFf
— Making A Murderer (@MakingAMurderer) January 20, 2016
Who said it was a 10-15 second conversation about unusual or funny things that happened with customers (3 of 4) https://t.co/DZmrAkYzFf
— Making A Murderer (@MakingAMurderer) January 20, 2016
And here Teresa said “Ew” and laughed. You can check the trial transcript. (4 of 4) https://t.co/MRkQKdTqo9 https://t.co/DZmrAkYzFf
— Making A Murderer (@MakingAMurderer) January 20, 2016
You can check out all of the directors’ responses over on Making a Murderer’s Twitter account.
H/T Vulture | Screengrab via Daily Show/Comedy Central
