Earl Avery

AverySteven AveryFeb 12, 2007 – Mar 18, 2007

In Steven Avery's 2007 trial, Earl Avery was discussed as the salvage-yard owner who permitted volunteer searchers to look for Teresa Halbach's vehicle and as Robert Fabian's rabbit-hunting companion on October 31, 2005. His DNA reference sample was also used for comparison with physical evidence.

Day 2

Feb 13, 2007

DirectPamela Sturm — DirectPamela SturmKenneth R. Kratz1highlightMentioned

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Pamela Sturm described finding a branch-covered RAV4 during a volunteer search at Avery Salvage Yard; the court admitted vehicle photographs and her recorded call to investigators.

Mentioned in this proceeding.

Highlights (1)

testimony highlightSturm said Earl Avery gave her and her daughter permission to search the property, and that they had received no prior direction from law enforcement.Open in transcript →

CrossPamela Sturm — CrossPamela SturmJerome F. ButingMentioned

Summary

Buting tested Sturm's RAV4 observations and a later phone discovery; afterward, the court ordered a check for phone-incident reports and the parties addressed the date of Exhibit 25.

Mentioned in this proceeding.

Day 3

Feb 14, 2007

DirectNicole Sturm — Direct Examination by Kenneth R. KratzNicole SturmKenneth R. KratzMentioned

Summary

Nicole Sturm described finding a covered RAV-4, checking its locked doors with a tissue, and watching the vehicle until she left the salvage yard.

Mentioned in this proceeding.

CrossNicole Sturm — Cross-Examination by Jerome F. ButingNicole SturmJerome F. ButingMentioned

Summary

Nicole Sturm was questioned about what she saw and touched at the RAV-4 and which officers she could identify at the scene.

Mentioned in this proceeding.

Day 4

Feb 15, 2007

CrossBobby Dassey — CrossBobby DasseyDean A. StrangMentioned

Summary

Strang tested Bobby Dassey's account of the garage remark, what he observed before leaving to hunt, and when he woke on October 31.

Mentioned in this proceeding.

CrossTodd Hermann — CrossTodd HermannJerome F. ButingMentioned

Summary

Buting tested Hermann on conflict concerns, the RAV4's condition, gaps in the southwest perimeter, and the timing of Calumet County's takeover of vehicle security.

Mentioned in this proceeding.

Day 6

Feb 19, 2007

DirectWilliam Tyson — DirectWilliam TysonKenneth R. KratzMentioned

Summary

Tyson traced RAV4 security, Calumet's oversight of the first residence search, seized items, and later hood-latch and DNA-related collection.

Mentioned in this proceeding.

Day 7

Feb 20, 2007

CrossWilliam Tyson — CrossWilliam TysonJerome F. ButingMentioned

Summary

Tyson qualified how closely he observed Manitowoc officers, distinguished the searches from the later key discovery, and described limited negative blood-testing results.

Mentioned in this proceeding.

DirectAndrew L. Colborn — DirectAndrew L. ColbornKenneth R. KratzMentioned

Summary

Colborn traced his Avery-property searches, described how a Toyota-emblem key was found and handled, and denied planting evidence.

Mentioned in this proceeding.

Day 8

Feb 21, 2007

DirectDave Remiker — DirectDave RemikerKenneth R. KratzMentioned

Summary

Remiker described identifying Halbach's RAV4, assisting with property searches, recording an answering-machine message, and collecting a garage bullet fragment.

Mentioned in this proceeding.

CrossDave Remiker — CrossDave RemikerDean A. StrangMentioned

Summary

Strang tested Remiker's early focus on Avery through dispatch calls and questioned the warrant, residence searches, and gap between garage shell casings and the later bullet-fragment discovery.

Mentioned in this proceeding.

Day 10

Feb 23, 2007

ProceduralRenewed search-suppression motion hearingMentioned

Summary

The defense renewed its challenge to searches of Avery's property; the State opposed suppression, and the court deferred a decision pending further burn-pit evidence.

Mentioned in this proceeding.

DirectSherry Culhane — DirectSherry CulhaneNorman A. GahnMentioned

Summary

Culhane presented DNA comparisons from the RAV4, charred remains, bullet fragment, hood latch, and key, and disclosed contamination in a bullet-test negative control.

Mentioned in this proceeding.

ProceduralEnd-of-day jury admonition after Culhane’s direct examinationMentioned

Summary

The court gave jurors weekend instructions, then admitted forensic exhibits and reviewed outstanding exhibit status. The defense reserved its position on whether five Crime Lab reports should go to the jury during deliberations.

Mentioned in this proceeding.

Day 11

Feb 26, 2007

CrossSherry Culhane — CrossSherry CulhaneJerome F. ButingMentioned

Summary

Buting challenged the limits of Culhane's DNA conclusions and her bullet-fragment result, focusing on a contaminated control, a protocol deviation, and its omission from her final report.

Mentioned in this proceeding.

Day 12

Feb 27, 2007

DirectBlaine Dassey — DirectBlaine DasseyKenneth R. KratzMentioned

Summary

Blaine Dassey described Steven Avery putting a bag into a burning barrel after school and a later bonfire behind the garage, but could not identify the person he saw near the nighttime fire.

Mentioned in this proceeding.

DirectRobert Fabian — DirectRobert FabianKenneth R. Kratz1highlightMentioned

Summary

Fabian described burn-barrel smoke that smelled like plastic, a garage door he believed was closed, and seeing Steven Avery near the trailer around 5:20 p.m.

Mentioned in this proceeding.

Highlights (1)

testimony highlightFabian said he and Earl Avery went rabbit hunting at Avery Salvage Yard. He estimated arriving around 4:45 to 4:50 p.m.Open in transcript →

CrossRobert Fabian — CrossRobert FabianDean A. StrangMentioned

Summary

Fabian said his exposure to burn-barrel smoke was brief and that he had not seen the barrel's contents or a larger fire.

Mentioned in this proceeding.

Day 18

Mar 7, 2007

DirectMichael Riddle — DirectMichael RiddleThomas J. FallonMentioned

Summary

Riddle described RAV4 fingerprint processing, a qualified headboard identification, and the lack of identifiable prints from the vehicle and blood-vial evidence.

Mentioned in this proceeding.

Day 19

Mar 8, 2007

RedirectRoland Johnson — RedirectRoland JohnsonJerome F. ButingMentioned

Summary

Johnson said cuts were common at the junkyard and could not be sure the cut he recalled on Steven Avery matched the photograph.

Mentioned in this proceeding.

Day 23

Mar 14, 2007

ClosingState’s Closing Argument by Kenneth KratzKenneth R. KratzMentioned

Summary

Kratz began the State's closing with the RAV4, blood and DNA evidence, and burned electronics; an objection led the court to remind jurors that argument is not fact.

Mentioned in this proceeding.

DasseyBrendan DasseyApr 16, 2007 – Apr 25, 2007

Earl Avery was identified in Brendan Dassey's trial as having permitted a search of the salvage yard and been present during interviews of his daughter Kayla.

Day 1

Apr 16, 2007

CrossThomas Fassbender — CrossThomas FassbenderRaymond L. EdelsteinMentioned

Summary

Edelstein challenged the physical links to Dassey and elicited Fassbender's acknowledgment that he first suggested blood in the garage-floor interview.

Mentioned in this proceeding.

Day 3

Apr 18, 2007

DirectKayla Avery — DirectKayla AveryThomas J. FallonMentioned

Summary

Kayla Avery disavowed earlier reports about what Brendan told her concerning a fire and Teresa Halbach, saying she had made up the account.

Mentioned in this proceeding.

Day 4

Apr 19, 2007

DirectMark Wiegert — DirectMark WiegertThomas J. FallonMentioned

Summary

Wiegert described how Kayla Avery's interviews prompted further questioning of Brendan Dassey and recounted what she later told investigators and wrote in Exhibit 163.

Mentioned in this proceeding.

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