Brendan Dassey, Nephew In ‘Making A Murderer’ Series, Ordered Released

Brendan Dassey, 16, is escorted out of a Manitowoc County Circuit courtroom Friday, March 3, 2006, in Manitowoc, Wis. Dassey appeared on charges of being party to first-degree intentional homicide, mutilation of a co... Brendan Dassey, 16, is escorted out of a Manitowoc County Circuit courtroom Friday, March 3, 2006, in Manitowoc, Wis. Dassey appeared on charges of being party to first-degree intentional homicide, mutilation of a corpse and first-degree sexual assault of Teresa Halbach. Dassey's uncle, Steven Avery, was charged earlier but denied knowledge in the death. (AP Photo/Morry Gash) MORE LESS
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MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A man whose homicide conviction was overturned in a case profiled in the Netflix series “Making a Murderer” has been ordered released from prison while prosecutors appeal.

U.S. Magistrate Judge William Duffin on Monday ordered the release of Brendan Dassey. Duffin ruled in August that investigators tricked Dassey into confessing he helped his uncle, Steven Avery, rape, kill and mutilate photographer Teresa Halbach in 2005. The state has appealed that ruling.

Dassey’s supervised release was not immediate and is contingent upon him meeting multiple conditions. He has until noon Tuesday to provide the federal probation and parole office with the address of where he planned to live.

Dassey was 16 when Halbach died. He’s now 27.

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