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FRIDAY, March 3, 2006, 10:52 a.m.
By Gina Barton
Avery nephew pleads not guilty
Manitowoc - The 16-year-old nephew of Steven Avery entered a not guilty plea this morning to charges he helped his uncle rape and murder Teresa Halbach and burn her remains.
Brendan Dassey was ordered held on a $250,000 cash bail, which his attorney suggested was unfairly high.
Dassey, said attorney Ralph Sczygelski, "has never been in trouble," and "was victimized by Mr. Avery."
To that, Calumet County District Attorney Ken Kratz promptly replied, "The only victim in this case was Miss Halbach."
Dassey was going to be held in a juvenile facility in either Sheboygan or Manitowoc.
Dassey, who lives near his uncle at the family's sprawling Two Rivers auto salvage property, was charged with being a party to first-degree intentional homicide, first-degree sexual assault and mutilating a corpse.
Though Avery was charged in November in the death of Halbach, 25, authorities were unable to piece together exactly what happened to her until they talked to Dassey this week. Officials announced details of the new charges on Thursday.
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By Gina Barton
Avery nephew pleads not guilty
Manitowoc - The 16-year-old nephew of Steven Avery entered a not guilty plea this morning to charges he helped his uncle rape and murder Teresa Halbach and burn her remains.
Brendan Dassey was ordered held on a $250,000 cash bail, which his attorney suggested was unfairly high.
Dassey, said attorney Ralph Sczygelski, "has never been in trouble," and "was victimized by Mr. Avery."
To that, Calumet County District Attorney Ken Kratz promptly replied, "The only victim in this case was Miss Halbach."
Dassey was going to be held in a juvenile facility in either Sheboygan or Manitowoc.
Dassey, who lives near his uncle at the family's sprawling Two Rivers auto salvage property, was charged with being a party to first-degree intentional homicide, first-degree sexual assault and mutilating a corpse.
Though Avery was charged in November in the death of Halbach, 25, authorities were unable to piece together exactly what happened to her until they talked to Dassey this week. Officials announced details of the new charges on Thursday.
http://www.jsonline.com/watch/?watch=1&date=3/3/2006&id=3305