Convoluted Brian

The AG Report – Reasonable Suspect Hypothesis

Attorney General Peggy Lautenschlager claimed in that Steven Avery was a viable suspect and the investigation and identification procedures verified this conclusion. But, the identification procedure was flawed. The investigation was severely flawed by the desire to convict the first person casually named.

The AG (Attorney General’s) Avery Report – Introduction

In 2003 the Wisconsin Attorney General released a report exonerating those responsible for the wrongful conviction of Steven Avery. Were the conclusions valid?

What the? Avery’s Blood Discovered in Unsealed Vial in Courthouse!

Steven Avery’s attorney has found a vial of Avery’s blood in the Manitowoc County Courthouse that was unsealed. This vial was evidence in the 1985 wrongful conviction. Given the behaviors of some of the players in this case, the possibility of evidence tampering must be addressed.

Avoiding Domain Name Grief From a Dedicated IP Number

I obtained a dedicated IP number for a project. Then I discovered that the IP number was taking over from my domain name. On the web, I was losing my identity!

The Festivus Grinch

The title of Grinch is owned by Wisconsin Governor Jim Doyle – at least in the Festivus festival.

Court Rulings Week Ending 16 December 2006

Judges turn down most of the defendant’s requests.

Dassey’s New Attorney Revisits Earlier Motions

Dassey’s newest attorney has filed to re-examine the validity his confession(s).

Hopefully, the judge will take a better look this time. The behavior of investigators by placing Brendan Dassey in circumstances that were designed for compliance rather that truth has clouded the investigation of the Halbach murder.

Bail Policies Discriminate Against the Poor

Does bail policy discriminate against poor people? After all, suspects held in jails are susceptible to claims by jail house snitches. And, all this recording increases the ability of prosecutors to cut and paste statements to their desires.

The Press Views the World – Muslim vs. Christian

A news article about Turkish troops in Lebanon showed again, that press writers are excellent at promulgating false information.

Investigators Peek at Steven Avery’s Digital Camera

In October, 2006, a month after investigators obtained Steven Avery’s digital camera from his girlfriend, case investigators finally obtained a search warrant. The basis for the warrant was a jumbled statement from a special agent in the state Justice Department.

Denial French Style

Will the French ever make denial of their own past atrocities and genocides a crime?

Cartoons, a Movie, and the Pope

In the the beginning were the Cartoons …

British Women, Lift up your skirts for Jack Straw

To help House of Commons leader Jack Straw in his fight against the veil, British women can show their support by lifting their skirts high.

Did Steven Avery Learn Anything in Prison?

Do people really expect American prisons to have a positive learning effect on inmates? Are our citizens that naive and lawmakers that ignorant?

Motions and Hearings – July and August, 2006

One amazing tidbit to come out of these hearings was that an investigator from the Manitowoc County Sheriff’s Department falsified information on an affidavit for a search warrant. What kind of an organization allows that kind of activity?