Brendan’s Confession

Ken Kratz was actually brilliant in how he weaponized BD’s confession. Remember that the confession was not used in the Steven Avery case. Which is odd—this confession was used to convict BD but not introduced to convict the primary suspect? It makes no sense. Unless Ken Kratz knew (which is obvious to everyone) that the confession would not stand up to scrutiny in court against Avery. Steven Avery could credibly refute all the details resulting in both him and BD walking. So what is a prosecutor to do?

He bypasses the trial so the defense can’t attack the confession. He instead holds a press conference, releases in gory detail BD’s confession, and thus is able to introduce the confession outside of the courtroom where with certainty any potential juror was listening. He was able to use the confession without giving Steven Avery or his defense to dissect it in the courtroom because it was not presented as evidence.

Ken Kratz later said the press conference was a “mistake” and he was just trying to control the release of the details to spare the public the really gory parts. What a joke. This press conference was no mistake but was a calculated part of the prosecution’s case.

It is unbelievable that on appeal that the press conference wasn’t enough to overturn the conviction or at least demand a new trial. That was a heinous tainting of the jury pool—that case never should have taken place anywhere near Manitowoc County.