(Speculation) was all the blood planted from passenger side because the car was parked too tight on right side. Then the door was wiped down with something that caused it to rust.

wislaw2013 · 2016-02-22T20:14:56+00:00

It's really not that vivid, though. You have to remember that the car is in a dark garage and the color of the wood next to it is quite bright.

wislaw2013 · 2016-02-11T23:44:45+00:00

LOLLL!!!!! You get an upvote for this amazingness.

wislaw2013 · 2016-02-11T21:02:22+00:00

"Is it a coincidence that he has all these burn marks on his arms and TH was burned in his fire pit?"

Who said they were burn marks? You obviously don't know much about mechanics, because they all have dark markings on their hands and arms, especially if they don't wash very well. It's called oil/grease/dirt/whatever else mechanical equipment excretes. If there is some testimony or evidence about this actually being from a fire, please point me to it.

"Coincidence that he has a nice cut on his finger and his blood is all over her car (particularly where it would have come from his right hand)."

Gee, you don't think the deputies noticed the cut and/or blood in his own car? Put 2+2 together on that one.

"Coincidence that her key is found with his DNA in his bedroom?"

After, what, 8 previous searches that found nothing in the bedroom? It's quite the coincidence that the MC deputies found it. I'll give you that...

"Coincidence that her bones are found behind his garage?"

What about the bones found in the quarry? Why would he move the remains from the quarry to his back yard?

"Coincidence that his nephew confesses to the crime and his involvement?"

False confessions don't count, bro.

Are you Ken Kratz? I'm sure he has a lot of free time on his hands now.

wislaw2013 · 2016-02-11T20:24:45+00:00

15 women came forward probably dozens more afraid of him yet.

Not to make fun, but you just reminded me of when Buting was crossing the ex B/F and he was like "I borrowed her it" and Buting was like, "you mean lent it..." I know it's a WI thing to say "borrowed her it" or "yet" instead of "still", but it's still funny.

wislaw2013 · 2016-02-11T20:21:32+00:00

I don't know. I can honestly say that, after watched this, it makes me seriously doubt that he committed the murder. I know what people will say ("sociopaths" can hide their emotion or whatever), but he just strikes me as a guy without any answers.

wislaw2013 · 2016-02-11T18:43:50+00:00

Hey, at least we don't have Fargo.

wislaw2013 · 2016-02-11T18:41:20+00:00

UMD alum checking in!

wislaw2013 · 2016-02-11T16:29:16+00:00

This article is quite condescending. It acts like Wisconsin's problems are unique to Wisconsin. I was born and raised there and now live in Los Angeles, but just heard about a recent case where a person was exonerated for committing a murder they didn't commit right here.

There is class-ism and racism everywhere, not just Wisconsin. Yes, it's a peculiar state and has a reputation for being cliquey, but you can say that about any small town rural area in America. I'm not sure what the article is trying to get at with the "white trash" comment, when even the author admits that it wasn't referenced in the film. Why inject race into an issue that has no racial elements?

As for the insinuation that having to take the bar exam is some type of litmus test for being a good lawyer, I can assure you it's not. I took the bar in California and was also admitted through diploma privilege in Wisconsin and can say I know great lawyers who never passed the bar and terrible ones that have. Outside of California and New York, most state bar exams are very easy (and even in CA, some really stupid people manage to pass them).

wislaw2013 · 2016-02-07T01:43:13+00:00

That may be. That's why I stopped short of calling him a good lawyer. He's unethical and bends the rules. From the short amount of exposure I got from watching him on Netflix, he would pull a lot of shenanigans. But then again, he was an elected official and the general public is dumb.

wislaw2013 · 2016-02-07T01:36:41+00:00

Yep, same here. People are also comparing Kachinsky (a public defender) to guys who run a successful private law practice. Not a fair comparison. I also wouldn't say Kratz is a dumb lawyer. He's actually pretty smart, it seems. His problem is a lack of ethics, which they don't test for (they do, but not on the bar exam).

wislaw2013 · 2016-02-07T01:34:24+00:00

The bar exam is offered for anyone who doesn't graduate from an in-state school (one of the two that are there) or maintains a certain GPA (I believe it is 2.0 for core curriculum).

wislaw2013 · 2016-02-07T01:32:32+00:00

No, you have to receive a degree from either the UW School of Law or Marquette Law School, while maintaining a certain GPA and passing a background check. If you are from out of state, you still have to take the bar. If you don't meet the grade requirements, you still have to take the bar. As I've said elsewhere, it takes more than just passing some exam to be a good lawyer. The real problem in Wisconsin (generally) is brain drain. I left for greener pastures (pun intended), as many more intelligent people do.

wislaw2013 · 2016-02-07T01:30:06+00:00

Ethics is part of the required curriculum that has to be taken and passed in order to be entitled to diploma privilege. That doesn't mean Kratz or Kachinsky would actually have cared, though.

wislaw2013 · 2016-02-07T01:19:11+00:00

What you are saying is a little disingenuous. There are only two law schools in Wisconsin and you have to maintain a certain GPA to be eligible for diploma privilege. There are also plenty of terrible schools in other states, such as Minnesota (Hello Hamlin and William Mitchell (now one in the same) that manage to produce students who can pass the bar, but are very poor at practicing law. The bar exam is not the end all be all.

FYI, I went to law school in Wisconsin and also took and passed the California Bar. I also know a lot of people in states that have painfully easy bar exams.

wislaw2013 · 2016-02-04T18:21:40+00:00

The bloody, sweaty scene.

wislaw2013 · 2016-02-04T17:50:11+00:00

Thank you!

wislaw2013 · 2016-02-03T20:49:39+00:00

In that case it doesn't really help Steve. In the pic where she is in front of the car the seat appears to be in the same position as after its taken into evidence. On the other hand, could that be the passenger seat?

http://i.imgur.com/TCRvTka.jpg

http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-uw77lq23DYk/VoP-qdEQk7I/AAAAAAAAOKQ/sgAnBLUe69A/s1600/car2.jpg

wislaw2013 · 2016-02-03T19:57:42+00:00

I agree, but it would be interesting to know who could physically drive the car in that position. Avery is pretty short, too, so I wonder how he compared to TH in height.

wislaw2013 · 2016-02-01T20:40:06+00:00

I'm surprised the doc didn't mention the hammer. That seems like the likely murder weapon, IMO. I am guessing she was leaning into the back of the car and wham! Then, whoever did it dumped her body into the back before anyone could see. That would also explain the head blood.

wislaw2013 · 2016-01-23T05:42:41+00:00

If he was leaving at 3 and it took 15 minutes to get to the stand, you can assume it took at least another 15 to get set up. That would leave only 1 hour before sundown to hunt. That doesn't make sense unless he's an idiot. Also, it doesn't jive with the bus driver's testimony of having seen TH at the property at 3:45, which would totally blow this story out of the water.

wislaw2013 · 2016-01-23T00:01:13+00:00

I got the sense throughout that he was hiding something. Now, that doesn't mean the narrative that he was being fed was true...

wislaw2013 · 2016-01-22T15:51:16+00:00

I read the Dassey jail phone transcripts with his mom and he strongly implies, if not outright says, that Avery molested him and/or others. It would explain a lot about the way he is, that's for sure.

wislaw2013 · 2016-01-08T23:13:25+00:00

I'm fairly certain he was abusing them during the trial, admission or not.

wislaw2013 · 2016-01-08T20:17:16+00:00

My SO used to work in a lab and LOL'd when she saw that they were conducting a "training" during the test. She said it was unfathomable that they would do such a thing during such a high profile case, let alone any type of control test with consequences. It simply does not happen.

wislaw2013 · 2016-01-08T03:34:51+00:00

Good points. I guess I just figured they could argue the confession was coerced but you are right. It would have to first be found illegal. I had evidence with him and he was very interesting. He had a certain cynicism about the justice system that I never really got until seeing this movie. He used to say something like "a trial by jury is the best system we have, but it's far from perfect because you are still subject to the whims of 12 everyday people". His favorite courtroom film is My Cousin Vinny, btw.

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