Stats Of The Week: Is Steven Avery Guilty? The Internet Has Opinions
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Sorry, but we’re well past the point where *SPOILER ALERTS* are a required element of anything concerning Netflix’s Making A Murderer documentary series. Steven Avery and Brendan Dassey are sitting in prison and the sure-to-be-endless argument over their guilt or innocence (or, at least, right to a new trial) is well underway.
What better way to take the temperature on popular sentiment concerning these issues than a look at some completely unscientific, open-access internet polls?
Here’s an early round-up of how certain key internet audiences are leaning:
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Irish readers of celebrity news:
Avery is guilty: 21%
Avery is innocent: 79%
Family and clients (?) of a Texas criminal defense attorney:
Is Steven Avery guilty?
No: 19%
Maybe: 78%
Yes: 3%
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Fans of a “Deception and Credibility Expert”:
Avery innocent: 36.68%
Don’t know: 33.55%
Avery guilty: 29.77%
Brides planning their dream weddings:
Avery guilty: 17%
Avery innocent: 51%
Dassey guilty: 2%
Dassey innocent: 71%
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Is Steven Avery responsible for the murder of Teresa Halbach?
He did it: 23.19%
Some other guy did it: 5.80%
Looks guilty at this point: 11.59%
Not guilty based on evidence I’ve seen thus far: 14.49%
Undecided, but believe new trial is in order: 47.83%
Undecided all around; more information required: 7.25%
So there you go: case closed.