William Brandes, Jr. testified in Steven Avery's 2007 trial that he found folded license plates in a station wagon during the Avery Salvage Yard search, unfolded them to read the number, and checked it with a state trooper. On cross-examination, he said he had not written down the number himself.
Witness
William Brandes, Jr.
Volunteer firefighter who found folded license plates during a search of Avery Salvage Yard.
AppearedSteven Avery
MentionedBrendan Dassey
65 lines·4 proceedings·2 mentions·2 trials
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William Brandes, Jr., a volunteer firefighter, found folded license plates in a station wagon while searching vehicles at the Avery Salvage Yard on November 8, 2005. In Steven Avery’s trial, he testified that the number was not visible until he unfolded the plates, checked it with a state trooper, and returned them to the car. On cross-examination, he said he had not written down the number and had confirmed it against the trooper’s record. Trooper Cindy Paine testified that she saw a plate after Brandes called her over; her account of its previously folded condition came from him. In Brendan Dassey’s trial, investigator Thomas Fassbender identified Brandes as the searcher who found Teresa Halbach’s plates in a salvaged vehicle along the driveway to the Avery and Dassey residences.
Trial Record (4)
Volunteer firefighter William Brandes, Jr. was identified in Brendan Dassey's trial as the searcher who found Teresa Halbach's license plates in a salvaged vehicle.
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