craig melvin: the story gripped the nation in the series making a murderer. so many americans have learned about it. laura nirider: it s being heard by people around the world. craig melvin: steven avery and his nephew, convicted of murder and the haunting killing of a young photographer. but were they really innocent? andrea canning: did you have any kind of vendetta against steven avery? absolutely not. craig melvin: for the first time on television, a lead investigator defends his interrogation which led to a conviction overturned. andrea canning: this was seen by many as a false confession. i feel it was a real confession. he knew right from wrong. laura nirider: those officers wanted that information in the worst way, and they got it in the worst way. craig melvin: the prosecutor fights back with an explosive book. people are going to hear the other side of the story. craig melvin: and a promise from steven avery s high-powered, new attorney. andrea canning: do you thi
Vendetta against steven avery . Absolutely not. Reporter for the first time on television, a lead investigator defends his interrogation, which led to a conviction overturned. This was seen by many as a false confession. It was a real confession. We just need you to be honest with us. He knew right from wrong. Those officers wanted that information in the worst way, and they got it in the worst way. Reporter the prosecutor fights back with an explosive new book. People are going to hear the other side of the story reporter and a promise from Steven Averys highpowered new attorney. Do you think you have new evidence that can free steven avery . We do. Reporter im lester holt and this is dateline. Heres Andrea Canning with return to Manitowoc County. Reporter the mystery of what happened here in the sprawling fields of rural wisconsin has captivated the country. We the jury find the defendant steven a. Avery guilty. Reporter just over a year ago, the Netflix Series making a murderer conv
On television, a lead investigator defends his interrogation, which led to a conviction overturned. This was seen by many as a false confession. It was a real confession. We just need you to be honest with us. He knew right from wrong. Those officers wanted that information in the worst way, and they got it in the worst way. Reporter the prosecutor fights back with an explosive new book. People are going to hear the other side of the story reporter and a promise from Steven Averys highpowered new attorney. Do you think you have new evidence that can free steven avery . We do. Reporter im lester holt and this is dateline. Heres Andrea Canning with return to Manitowoc County. Reporter the mystery of what happened here in the sprawling fields of rural wisconsin has captivated the country. We the jury find the defendant steven a. Avery guilty. Reporter just over a year ago, the Netflix Series making a murderer convinced many viewers that steven avery and Brendan Dassey, both convicted of m
Absolutely not. Reporter for the first time investigator defends his interrogation, which led to a conviction overturned. This was seen by many as a false confession. It was a real confession. We just need you to be honest with us. He knew right from wrong. Those officers wanted that information in the worst way, and they got it in the worst way. Reporter the prosecutor fights back with an explosive new book. People are going to hear the other side of the story reporter and a promise from Steven Averys highpowered new attorney. Do you think you have new evidence that can free steven avery . We do. Reporter im lester holt and this is dateline. Heres Andrea Canning with return to Manitowoc County. Reporter the mystery of what happened here in the sprawling fields of rural wisconsin has captivated the country. We the jury find the defendant steven a. Avery guilty. Reporter just over a year ago, the Netflix Series making a murderer convinced many viewers that steven avery and Brendan Dasse
Tonight in the crucial battleground states. And before they were stars. A quiz for you tonight. Do you recognize these faces . Golden even back then. Good evening on this very busy friday night. We begin with the deadly flooding. Caring washed away. Drivers rescued from rising waters. With blistering heat now in too. Authorities warning it could be life threatening. There is a state of emergency in louisiana tonight. An elderly driver rushed off the road. Good samaritans rushed in to save him. This school bus, children rescued. Tonight, there are flood alerts from the south through new england. And a short time ago, reports that five people were struck by lightning in new york city. First, phillip mena on where the rescues are turning out. Reporter in louisiana, more than a foot of rain in hours. Floods powerful enough to sweep this tractor trailer right off interstate 10. Reporter trapped residents can only wait for help. You can see behind me, theres basically no way to get out. Repo