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The Steven Avery Trial ended on Sunday March 18, 2007 when Steven Avery was found guilty of first-degree intentional homicide in the murder of Teresa Halbach.

Background

Sometime during the day on October 31, 2005, photographer Teresa Halbach, 25, drove her blue 1999 Toyota Rav 4 along Route 10 in eastern Wisconsin. She had started out from her home in Hilbert, Wisconsin and was heading east. She had three appointments that day to photograph used vehicles for the Auto Trader Magazine. One of those appointments was at Avery Auto Salvage in Gibson, Wisconsin, near Lake Michigan, about 35 miles from her home. She was scheduled to meet with Steven Avery, 43, one of the owners, and photograph a maroon Plymouth Voyager minivan that he was putting up for sale. She'd been there at least fifteen times before, taking pictures of other vehicles for the magazine.

Events

2005

October 31, 2005 - Halbach was last seen before she left on an assignment to take pictures of cars for sale.
November 5, 2005 - Halbach's SUV and her partial remains were found on the Avery family property, and the keys to her SUV were found in Avery's bedroom.
November 11, 2005 - Avery was arrested on an unrelated weapons charge.

2006

January 17, 2006 - Avery pleaded not guilty to the crimes related to the Halbach case and an unrelated gun-possession charge.
March 1, 2006 - Brendan Dassey, Avery's nephew, was charged in connection with Halbach's murder. According to Calumet County Sheriff Jerry Pagel, he "admitted his involvement in the death of Teresa Halbach as well as Steven Avery's" actions in the photographer's death.
March 3, 2006 - Dassey pleaded not guilty to all charges.
April 1, 2006 - Dateline NBC aired a special report on the Avery case.
June 29, 2006 - Dassey sent a letter to the judge presiding over the case, recanting his confession to police.

2007

File:AveryTrialMedia.jpg

TV news vans parked outside the Calumet County courthouse to cover Avery's murder trial

February 12, 2007 - The Steven Avery trial started. Many Green Bay and Milwaukee market TV stations, along with newspaper sites, are currently streaming the trial on their websites. WBAY's digital subchannel also airs the trial.
March 16, 2007 - Deliberations start after closing arguments end on Thursday March 17th.
March 18, 2007 - Steven Avery was found guilty of first-degree intentional homicide in the murder of Teresa Halbach, not guilty of mutilating a corpse, and guilty of illegally possessing a firearm.

References

Jones, Meg, Bob Purvis. "Avery relative to be charged in homicide", Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 2006-03-02. Retrieved on 2007-02-23.
Kertscher, Tom. "Avery to be charged on DNA", Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 2005-11-11. Retrieved on 2007-02-23.

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-The Steven Avery Trial ended on Sunday [[March 18]], [[2007]] when [[Steven Avery]] was found guilty of first-degree intentional homicide in the murder of [[Theresa Halbach]].
+The Steven Avery Trial ended on Sunday [[March 18]], [[2007]] when [[Steven Avery]] was found guilty of first-degree intentional homicide in the murder of [[Teresa Halbach]].
 == Background ==
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 == Events ==
 === 2005 ===
-* [[October 31]], [[2005]] - Halbach was last seen before she left on an assignment to take pictures of cars for sale.
+* [[October 31]], [[2005]] - [[Halbach]] was last seen before she left on an assignment to take pictures of cars for sale.
-* [[November 5]], [[2005]] - Halbach's SUV and her partial remains were found on the Avery family property, and the keys to her SUV were found in Avery's bedroom.
+* [[November 5]], [[2005]] - [[Halbach]]'s [[SUV]] and her partial remains were found on the Avery family property, and the keys to her SUV were found in Avery's bedroom.
 * [[November 11]], [[2005]] - Avery was arrested on an unrelated weapons charge.
 === 2006 ===
 * [[January 17]], [[2006]] - Avery pleaded not guilty to the crimes related to the Halbach case and an unrelated gun-possession charge.
-* [[March 1]], [[2006]] - Brendan Dassey, Avery's nephew, was charged in connection with Halbach's murder. According to Calumet County Sheriff Jerry Pagel, he "admitted his involvement in the death of Teresa Halbach as well as Steven Avery's" actions in the photographer's death.[1]
+* [[March 1]], [[2006]] - Brendan Dassey, Avery's nephew, was charged in connection with Halbach's murder. According to [[Calumet County]] Sheriff Jerry Pagel, he "''admitted his involvement in the death of Teresa Halbach as well as Steven Avery's''" actions in the photographer's death.
-* [[March 3]], [[2006]] - Dassey pleaded not guilty to all charges.[2]
+* [[March 3]], [[2006]] - Dassey pleaded not guilty to all charges.
-* [[April 1]], [[2006]] - Dateline NBC aired a special report on the Avery case.
+* [[April 1]], [[2006]] - [[Dateline NBC]] aired a special report on the Avery case.
 * [[June 29]], [[2006]] - Dassey sent a letter to the judge presiding over the case, recanting his confession to police.
 === 2007 ===
 [[Image:AveryTrialMedia.jpg|thumb|TV news vans parked outside the Calumet County courthouse to cover Avery's murder trial]]
-* [[February 12]], [[2007]] - The Steven Avery trial started. Many [[Green Bay]] and [[Milwaukee]] market TV stations, along with newspaper sites, are currently streaming the trial on their websites. WBAY's digital subchannel also airs the trial.
+* [[February 12]], [[2007]] - The Steven Avery trial started. Many [[Green Bay]] and [[Milwaukee]] market TV stations, along with newspaper sites, are currently streaming the trial on their websites. [[WBAY]]'s digital subchannel also airs the trial.
 * [[March 16]], [[2007]] - Deliberations start after closing arguments end on Thursday [[March 17]]th.
-* [[March 18]], [[2007]] - [[Steven Avery]] was found guilty of first-degree intentional homicide in the murder of [[Theresa Halbach]], not guilty of mutilating a corpse, and guilty of illegally possessing a firearm.
+* [[March 18]], [[2007]] - [[Steven Avery]] was found guilty of first-degree intentional homicide in the murder of [[Teresa Halbach]], not guilty of mutilating a corpse, and guilty of illegally possessing a firearm.
 == References ==