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There are now two petitions to free the 'Making a Murderer' subjects


Spoiler alert: The following contains details from the ending of the Netflix series Making a Murderer.

Ever since the Netflix documentary series Making a Murderer hit the site in mid-December, viewers have slowly but surely been binging their way through the true-crime saga, which tells the story of Steven Avery, a man who served 18 years for a crime he didn't commit, was exonerated, and then was accused and convicted of murder.

Avery is currently serving a life sentence for the 2005 murder of Teresa Hallbach, but after watching the Netflix series, many viewers are a little more than outraged about that fact, arguing that it appears Avery may have been wrongfully convicted again. And they're not being quiet about it.

Two petitions have surfaced -- one on WhiteHouse.gov with 19,239 signatures and another on Change.org with a whopping 164,862 signatures -- asking for a pardon for Avery, and in the White House petition, also his co-defendant and nephew Brendan Dassey. You can read the petitions below.

The White House petition:

Steven Avery and Brendan Dassey should be given a full pardon by President Obama for their wrongful conviction in the connection to the murder of Teresa Halbach.

Based on the evidence in the Netflix documentary series "Making a Murderer", the justice system embarrassingly failed both men, completely ruining their entire lives.

There is clear evidence that the Manitowoc County sheriff's department used improper methods to convict both Steven Avery and Brendan Dassey.

This is a black mark on the justice system as a whole, and should be recognized as such, while also giving these men the ability to live as normal a life as possible.

And the Change.org petition:

There is a documentary series on Netflix called "Making a Murderer".  After viewing it, I am outraged with the injustices which have been allowed to compound and left unchecked in the case of Steven Avery of Manitowoc County in Wisconsin, U.S.A. Avery's unconstitutional mistreatment at the hands of corrupt local law enforcement is completely unacceptable and is an abomination of due process.

Steven Avery should be exonerated at once by presidential pardon, and the Manitowoc County officials complicit in his two false imprisonments should be held accountable to the highest extent of the U.S. criminal and civil justice systems.