Sheriff: 'Making a Murderer' is a movie, not documentary
- 8 years ago
Making a Murderer, a 10-part documentary released Dec. 18 on Netflix, follows the case of Steven Avery, a Manitowoc County, Wis., man convicted of killing a freelance photographer two years after being exonerated for a crime he didn't commit.
The filmmakers soon bring up the idea that local law enforcement had it out for Avery.
Manitowoc County Sheriff Robert Hermann said law enforcement would have no reason to frame an innocent man and wouldn't call it a documentary.
"A documentary puts things in chronological order and tells the story as it is.
... I’ve heard things are skewed," said Hermann, who hasn't seen the series but has been discussing it with the department.
"They’ve taken things out of context and taken them out of the order in which they occurred, which can lead people to a different opinion or conclusion."
The filmmakers soon bring up the idea that local law enforcement had it out for Avery.
Manitowoc County Sheriff Robert Hermann said law enforcement would have no reason to frame an innocent man and wouldn't call it a documentary.
"A documentary puts things in chronological order and tells the story as it is.
... I’ve heard things are skewed," said Hermann, who hasn't seen the series but has been discussing it with the department.
"They’ve taken things out of context and taken them out of the order in which they occurred, which can lead people to a different opinion or conclusion."