<p>When Making a Murderer focused on the plight of Brendan Dassey, who appeared not culpable for anything more than naivete about the processes of the Wisconsin legal system, it was then at its most poignant and its most disturbing.  </p>

When Making a Murderer focused on the plight of Brendan Dassey, who appeared not culpable for anything more than naivete about the processes of the Wisconsin legal system, it was then at its most poignant and its most disturbing.

<p>When Making a Murderer focused on the plight of Brendan Dassey, who appeared not culpable for anything more than naivete about the processes of the Wisconsin legal system, it was then at its most poignant and its most disturbing.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p>

Origin Story: About a Boy

This is the story of the wrongful conviction of Brendan Dassey. When Brendan Dassey uttered “I’m really stupid Mum, I can’t help it” this was not the failure of a vulnerable teenager but the exposure of the systemic failings of Wisconsin's criminal justice system. This season join me as I step back into Manitowoc 2005 and explore and re-examine the factors at the heart of this profound miscarriage of justice.

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