"This shocking true story will be talked about, and argued about, for decades to come." — Bud Barer, award-winning true crime author Long before Making a Murderer came The Innocent Killer, the very first book about how one of the world's most notorious wrongful conviction cases came to be, the fight to free Steven Avery, his release and then his subsequent murder conviction. In 2005, Avery was on the verge of collecting a big settlement after serving 18 years for a crime he didn't commit when he was arrested for, and ultimately convicted of, the brutal murder of photographer Teresa Halbach. In this new updated edition, author Michael Griesbach — a local prosecutor who uncovered serious wrongdoing by his predecessors in the first Avery case — offers new insight about Avery's 1985 wrongful conviction and his murder trial twenty-two years later, bringing to light information withheld by Avery's supporters. LEARN:

What Steven Avery was like before being accused of Penny Beernsten's rape

The glaring law enforcement misconduct that sent him to prison for a crime he didn't commit

How the law enforcement officials responsible for his wrongful conviction escaped accountability

How six of his 18 years in prison were warranted for another crime

Why his murder trial ended in a guilty verdict — and how it might not have

Why, despite the injustice of Avery's first conviction, the author believes he is guilty of the subsequent murder [Author Photo Michael Griesbach] Michael Griesbach is a former Wisconsin prosecutor and author of two books concerning the Steven Avery case: The Innocent Killer: A Wrongful Conviction and its Astonishing Aftermath; and Indefensible: The Missing Truth about Steven Avery, Teresa Halbach, and "Making a Murderer." He lives in Manitowoc County, Wisconsin where he and his wife are blessed with frequent visits by their four grown children. "A shocking example of what can happen when our justice system fails. —Barry Scheck, Co-founder of the National Innocence Project less

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