In 2015, Netflix looked at the case of Steven Avery in their docuseries Making a Murderer. They explored Avery and how corrupt law enforcement made him quite possibly innocent. The series became one of the streaming giant’s biggest series. Fast forward to now, Candace Owens is on a mission to set the record straight in the DailyWire+ series Convicting a Murderer.

Owens takes us on a ten-episode journey where she sets the record straight by exposing hidden evidence in the murder of Teresa Halbach. The series starts with the first three episodes being available on DailyWire+ on Sept. 8, with weekly episodes until the finale on Oct. 26. Episode 1 will also premiere on X (formerly Twitter) on Sept. 8.

Episode 5 takes a look at the $36 million lawsuit and how it was used by Making a Murderer where Colborn and Lenk were accused of using as motivation to plant evidence against Steven Avery.

I will be the first to say that it would never surprise me if cops would plant evidence, as we have seen it happen before, but in this case, using that as a tool against Colborn and Lenk is quite a stretch. I understand the stakes with the $36 million lawsuit, and Making a Murderer creators saw an opportunity and bounced on it because of the deposition. 

One day, I hope we get someone from the creators of Making a Murderer to explain why they left out as much evidence as they did throughout the entire docu-series. Suppose you take nothing else away from Convicting a Murderer. In that case, it’s a simple fact they didn’t present all the evidence, which ended up being able to spin things the way they wanted to put into doubt what happened to Teresa Halbach and whether Steven Avery was framed. 

Overall, it is another fantastic episode breaking down the evidence that is required to ride that line of figuring out what really went down and how Making a Murderer didn’t present the whole truth.

I share my full thoughts on the episode below in my Youtube recap of the episode: