Making A Murderer: Teresa Halbach's License Plates Planted in Steven Avery's Salvage Yard?

By Tatayana Yomary (tatayana.yomary@mstarsnews.com) | Apr 25, 2016 07:50 PM EDT

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Netflix's documentary series Making A Murderer has many fans casting doubt on the methods of the U.S. justice system. Steven Avery and his nephew Brendan Dassey are still behind bars for the rape, murder and dismemberment of Auto Trader photographer Teresa Halbach. While both Avery and Dassey have claimed their innocence, questionable evidence regarding Halbach's license plates used throughout the case is leaning towards their side of being planted.

Throughout the trial many evidence that the prosecution used against Avery such as blood in the RAV4 vehicle and keys found in the residence were problematic. Not only could evidence have been circumstantial, pieces of evidence lead investigators and fans of the show to be planted. Since the show's release, fans from all over the world have come together in an effort to rally against the U.S. justice system.

According to Post-Crescent, there is a big possibility that the license plates were planted.

Halbach's RAV4 SUV was initially found early November 2005 on the outer ridge of the Avery Salvage Yard with the plates missing. If Avery did in fact murder Halbach, why would he remove both license plates?

To further analyze, why would Avery remove the plates and move them to another part of his family's 40-acre residence?

On the very same day Manitowoc County Sheriff's Lt. James Lenk and Sgt. Andrew Colborn revisited Avery's bedroom and noticed a spare key on the carpet near Avery's bed. Although his bedroom had undergone numerous searches, a spare key was not found on the floor. Interestingly, the key contained Avery's DNA but not a trace of Halbach.

The entire salvage yard was searched on Nov. 6th. Although hundreds of law enforcement officials helped check underneath the hoods and inside the trunks of vehicles for evidence. No clues or leads were found during that day.

The day after Lenk and Colborn searched the junkyard, William Brandes Jr., a volunteer with the Brillion Fire Department, came upon two dynamic pieces of evidence that further solidified special prosecutor ken Kratz's case against Avery.

Brandes testifies that after searching through 50 vehicles, he discovered Halbach's license plates. They were inside the backseat of junked station wagon within Avery Salvage Yard.

"I was just walking along," he testified. "I was actually on the driver's side searching and there were a bunch of weeds. We crawled through the weeds and looked in. And I peered in the back and behind what would be the passenger side seat.

During cross-examination, Strang reminded Colborn that he had called into his police radio dispatch on Thursday, Nov. 3 reciting the letters and numerals for Halbach's license plate - and then Colborn asked for confirmation of her vehicle's make and year.

Two days after Colburn asked about Halbach's license plates, her SUV was found on the outer perimeter of the salvage yard with both plates missing. Only after the junkyard was ordered to be re-checked again did the missing license plates surface.

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