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evidenceevidencedocumentSteven AveryAffidavit for the initial search warrantThe initial search-warrant affidavit stated Wiegert's belief that Teresa Halbach was a crime victim, citing her lack of contact with family and her employer and the discovery of her vehicle. In ruling on the renewed suppression motion, the court rejected the defense's argument that early treatment of the case as a missing-person matter undercut those representations.
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Affidavit for the initial search warrant

The initial search-warrant affidavit stated Wiegert's belief that Teresa Halbach was a crime victim, citing her lack of contact with family and her employer and the discovery of her vehicle. In ruling on the renewed suppression motion, the court rejected the defense's argument that early treatment of the case as a missing-person matter undercut those representations.

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The affidavit figured in the defense's renewed challenge to the initial search warrant; the court found that the information known at the time supplied adequate probable cause for the warrant.

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