The Innocent Killer, Michael Griesbach
The Innocent Killer, Michael Griesbach
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The Innocent Killer
A True Story of a Wrongful Conviction and its Astonishing Aftermath

Author: Michael Griesbach

Narrator: Johnny Heller

Unabridged: 8 hr 14 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Tantor Media

Published: 01/28/2016


Synopsis

In The Innocent Killer, Michael Griesbach tells the story of one of the nation's most notorious wrongful convictions, that of Steven Avery, a Wisconsin man who spent eighteen years in prison for a crime he did not commit. But two years after he was exonerated of that crime and poised to reap millions in his wrongful conviction lawsuit, Steven Avery was arrested for the exceptionally brutal murder of Teresa Halbach, a freelance photographer who had gone missing several days earlier. The "innocent man" had turned into a cold-blooded killer. Or had he?

About Michael Griesbach

Michael Griesbach is a prosecuting attorney in the Wisconsin county where the events recounted in The Innocent Killer occurred. He wrote this book to challenge the system, to find out if we still believe in the long-cherished principle of American jurisprudence: "It's better to let one hundred guilty persons go free than it is to convict one who is innocent." Michael hopes to leave readers better informed about the inner workings of the criminal justice system and more concerned about those whose lives it deeply affects. He lives in Wisconsin with his wife, Jody, and their four children.


Reviews

Note- if you just finished Making a Murderer on Netflix and are looking for more information regarding the murder trial I DO NOT recommend this book. If you are looking for more information regarding the initial rape charge then you will be satisfied. First off, Mr Griesbach is not a writer by trade......more

Goodreads review by Liz

Having had two crime writers and lawyers debating the Steven Avery case recently on my blog (you can see that article HERE ) and having watched the controversial “Making a Murderer” documentary on Netflix, I was very interested to read this book and get another insight. It should be noted that this b......more

Goodreads review by Louise

I would like to thank Netgalley, Random House Uk and Michael Griesbach for my ARC in exchange for an honest review. This is a well written book about Steve Avery who had a reputation that was definitely not for being a model citizen. He had violently confronted a cops wife so it looked like the poli......more

I enjoyed this book! It is written by a prosecuting attorney from Manitowoc, Wisconsin. He helped get Steven acquitted in his first case. I’ve never seen Making a Murderer (on Netflix) but if I remember from what I was told, the series is about Steven's second case. This book really goes through the......more

Goodreads review by Kelsey

Trying to avoid spoilers for the few who don't know the Steven Avery story. The first 75% of this book was excellent. I, along with I'm sure most others, picked it up because I was interested in the case after watching the Netflix documentary "Making a Murderer" and I wanted to know if there were mo......more