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people appearancesdata visualizationWho Appeared Across Both TrialsA day-by-day map of witnesses, attorneys, judges and other speakers in the separate trials of Steven Avery and Brendan Dassey.← All People
Witness Examiner Opening, closing, instruction, charge, or jury discussion Spoke that day

Prosecution3

Kenneth R. KratzProsecutionCalumet County District Attorney's Office
Thomas J. FallonProsecutionWisconsin Department of Justice
Norman A. GahnProsecutionMilwaukee County District Attorney's Office

Defense4

Jerome F. ButingDefense
Dean A. StrangDefense
Mark R. FremgenDefense
Raymond L. EdelsteinDefense

Court2

Jerome L. FoxJudge

Witnesses and other speakers26

Sherry CulhaneExpert witnessWisconsin State Crime Laboratory (Madison)
Marc LeBeauExpert witnessFBI Laboratory
Mark WiegertLaw enforcementCalumet County Sheriff's Department
Thomas FassbenderLaw enforcementWisconsin Department of Justice, Division of Criminal Investigation
John ErtlExpert witnessWisconsin State Crime Laboratory (Madison)
Leslie EisenbergExpert witnessWisconsin Historical Society
James LenkLaw enforcementManitowoc County Sheriff's Department
William TysonLaw enforcementCalumet County Sheriff's Department
Daniel KucharskiLaw enforcementCalumet County Sheriff's Department
Andrew L. ColbornLaw enforcementManitowoc County Sheriff's Department
Bobby DasseyWitness
Robert H. GordonExpert witnessForensic Psych Associates
Brendan DasseyDefendant
Nick StahlkeExpert witnessWisconsin State Crime Laboratory (Madison)
Rodney PevytoeLaw enforcementWisconsin Department of Justice, Division of Criminal Investigation
Blaine DasseyWitness
William NewhouseExpert witnessWisconsin State Crime Laboratory (Madison)
Dave RemikerLaw enforcementManitowoc County Sheriff's Department
Kevin HeimerlLaw enforcementWisconsin Department of Justice, Division of Criminal Investigation
Janine ArvizuExpert witness
Scott FairgrieveExpert witnessLaurentian University
Anthony O'NeillLaw enforcementMarinette County Sheriff's Department
Thomas SturdivantLaw enforcementWisconsin Department of Justice, Division of Criminal Investigation
Michael RiddleExpert witnessWisconsin State Crime Laboratory (Madison)
Brett BoweLaw enforcementCalumet County Sheriff's Department
Roland JohnsonWitness
Julie CramerWitnessGreat Lakes Search and Rescue
Kenneth OlsonWitnessWisconsin State Crime Laboratory (Madison)
Lynn ZigmuntWitnessManitowoc County Clerk of Court
Ryan HillegasWitness
Donald SimleyExpert witness
Angela SchusterWitnessAuto Trader Magazine
Pamela SturmWitness
Dawn PliszkaWitnessAuto Trader Magazine
Scott TadychWitness
Jeffrey JentzenExpert witnessMilwaukee County
Timothy AustinLaw enforcementWisconsin State Patrol
John LeurquinWitnessValders Co-op
Ronald L. GroffyExpert witnessWisconsin Department of Justice, Crime Laboratory Bureau
Nicole SturmWitness
Kris Schoenenberger-GrossWitnessMishicot School District
Michael Daniel HalbachWitnessGreen Bay Packers
Bobbie DohrwardtWitnessCellcom
Lisa BuchnerWitness
Jason OrthLaw enforcementManitowoc County Sheriff's Department
Karen HalbachWitness
Curtis ThomasWitnessFederal Bureau of Investigation
Katie HalbachWitness
Laura SchadrieWitness
Todd HermannLaw enforcementManitowoc County Sheriff's Department
James ArmentroutWitness
JoEllen ZippererWitness
Kayla AveryWitness
David SidersLaw enforcementManitowoc County Sheriff's Department
Peter O'ConnorLaw enforcementManitowoc County Sheriff's Department
Anthony Joseph ZimmermanWitnessCingular Wireless
Robert FabianWitness
Gary SteierLaw enforcementCalumet County Sheriff's Department
Curtis DrummWitness
William Brandes, Jr.Witness
Thomas PearceWitness
Debra KakatschWitnessManitowoc County
David BeachWitness
Jodi StachowskiWitness
Cindy PaineLaw enforcementWisconsin State Patrol
Susan BrandtWitnessMishicot Middle School / Mishicot High School
Steven SchmitzWitness
Laura BarberJuror
Michael KornelyWitness
Terri TemmeJuror
Steven A. AveryDefendant
Ms. ThorneJuror
Mr. SchuetteJuror
Nathan KleinJuror
Ms. DornJuror
Paul NelesenJuror
Marion FlintJuror
Daniel SlabyJuror
William MohrJuror
Diane FreeJuror
Mr. WardmanJuror

Taller marks indicate longer transcript segments; darker cells indicate more lines spoken that day. Trial blocks show days in session, not elapsed calendar time.