Making a Murderer subject Brendan Dassey seeks pardon over rape and murder conviction
Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter for all the latest entertainment news and reviews Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Brendan Dassey, whose rape and murder conviction was documented in the 2015 Netflix series Making a Murderer, is seeking a pardon. Dassey, who was 17 when he received a life prison sentence, sent a handwritten note to the governor of Wisconsin making the request. Attorneys for Dassey said on Wednesday that they are petitioning Democratic governor Tony Evers for either a pardon or a commutation of their client’s life prison sentence. Dassey says in his note to Governor Tony Evers that he should be pardoned because he’s innocent and wants to go home.
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