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NETFLIX’S MAKING A Murderer has been the only TV show the world has been talking about in recent weeks.
And here in Ireland, the statue that can briefly be seen behind defense lawyer Dean Strang has been an interesting little local subplot.
Yesterday, DailyEdge.ie confirmed that it was indeed a hurling trophy given to Strang by an Irish-American friend.
And now there’s even more of a link to Ireland – the trophy was designed and produced by Genesis Fine Arts based in Mullingar.
Speaking to DailyEdge.ie, Lisa Collins of Genesis confirmed that it’s their statue that appears in the Netflix documentary:
It’s definitely ours, 100%. My Dad Tony Collins designed it and called me last night when he saw it, it’s amazing.
Seeing their own design pop up in a global phenomenon must be pretty cool?
Yeah! We were shocked to see it in the background, my mother spotted the story on it last night.
Genesis has been around for 26 years, and a lot of their business is based on exports to the US – and that’s how Dean Strang’s friend must have come across it.
It’s an interesting development for them, anyway:
There’s a few people talking about it here alright. The closest thing we would have come to this before might have been the background of an RTÉ news report.
Well, now we know that the famous hurling statue from Making A Murderer is straight out of Mullingar.
hat tip to Breandán Ó Rís for alerting us to this
Written by David Elkin and posted on DailyEdge.ie
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Hopefully when the US department of Justice see this they’ll release the lads.
The documentary is very, very compelling.
That said there was some info left out such as the fact that Theresa had previously been to the farm several times and had been greeted by Steve Avery in a towel and did not want to go again. He used his sisters name to ask for her to be sent out the last time. He could very well be innocent though. A retrial is definately needed some of those cops are dirty as hell.
That cop callling in about the Rav 4 plates. How the hell does he get past that!
I think Brendan is completely innocent though, his ordeal was so hard to watch.
I’ve opened the door to someone in a towel before that I didn’t know. Don’t see the problem, certainly didn’t get a charge for it. The girl visited his yard several times because she took photos several times for the magazine she worked for. If she’s been there several times and done a good job those times then why not call and ask her to come back?
That cop with the plates was ridiculous and he’s the one leading the lads in and out of court from the jail aswell. Correct me if I’m wrong, that cop was deposed also meaning he could have been liable along with the state for Avery being in jail the first time, and there he is leading him to and from court. Joke.
It was some insight. No doubt they were framed. No dna , no blood , multiple burning sites, how did the cop know the year of the Jeep? How did they get the key to plant unless they had it. None of her dna on her own car key. Seriously messed up.
36 million reasons to frame him. Motivation right there.
A proper joke and conflict of interest, Eoin. The chap was suing them for 36 million, bare in mind the department only had an annual budget of 24 million. Think about the amount of police that would dicked over.
Buzzbaron….im only saying it because it has been suggested that she said it herself and found sonething off. Relax, I don’t know and neither do you.
Its possible he did it, eveb the defence attorney says so, even though I don’t think he did. In any case he needs a retrial because the cops definately planted evidence and were dirty as hell.
Sorry didn’t mean to come across snappy. I wouldn’t blame her for being a bit freaked out by the whole place and family. They don’t come across as the pillars of society like. However judging from what I was watched and so far what I’ve read, the dude was framed. Brandon got completely screwed over. A re-trial must come out of this whole saga.
What about the makers of the show announcing on TV today in America that they have been approached by a juror since the show aired claiming that this juror believed Steve avery was framed by lawmakers but voted that he was guilty because the jurors feared for their safety if they gave a no guilty vote.https://www.google.ie/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&url=http://www.businessinsider.com/steven-avery-juror-believes-police-framed-2016-1&ved=0ahUKEwi5q4a0ppPKAhVDeg8KHbS9C1oQFggpMAM&usg=AFQjCNHqCyn1g7IAoZewBh7yroXNCaEx1A
Yeh
Sure one of the jurors was related to one of the sheriffs deputies, littleone.
Bobby Dassey and the stepfather framed him. Cops knew it was someone in the family and decided it would be easier to prove it was Steven and Brendan plus they get rid of the 36million claim. The step dad was quoted as saying it was ‘the best news ever’ when the judgement was passed. Tge brother of Theresa Halbach has said they want to be left alone and that’s fair enough, but I’d love to hear has his view change get after watching the series if he has.
×Dassey and stepfather did it but didn’t frame him. Cops body close to jeep and did the rest. IMO
Theres several theories that could be explored, your one is very plausible. Dassey & Scott Tadych both lied with their alibi’s yet that seemed to be fine. The question is why were they not investigated and others? The creepy ex boyfriend with access to the voicemails that got deleted. The brother was very strange also(spoke about grieving before her body was found). Whole thing is mental.
M, where did the defence say it was possible he did it? The only hint of that statement was in the last episode and even then they never said it was possible. I’ll not quote as some people might not have seen the show yet.
He may be a creepy guy but it doesn’t change the very obvious inconsistencies the biggest one being the lack of any blood and murder weapon. Was unsure at one point was this a scripted mocumentery it was so outrageous that the cops he was Suing were investigating the murder.
John Payne. His defence never said he did it. Basically what he said was that he hoped that he did it as he can’t live with the thought of an innocent man in jail. He never said he was guilty. He was trying to ease his own conscience.
^that. He just said that he part of him hoped he did, because otherwise the injustice against him is so unbelievably unfair, for it to happen twice. There is no real evidence that he did it, but its clearly possoble he did. If theres one person I’d like to see on a loe detector thoigh its that creep colburn.
The origin of that statue got a better investigation than the original rape case.
Unbelievable miscarriage of justice especially the young lad half wit
Haven’t a clue what this is all about. There’s rarely any proper background to so called news items on the Journal. As well as that, more and more of the news content is just a copy and paste from Twitter. Also, photographs are all marked with the subtitle “File photo: Shutterstock”, whatever that is; never an original photo of the actual event in question.
Hi Paul, welcome to 2016.
Why bother with the journal and take the time to comment on the site
This is no the 4th article about a tiny statue sitting in someones office. Could the authors of these several articles put their brains together and come up with a more interesting read?? Heres something interesting I saw today that might push you’s in the direction your titles as journalists should take you.
The absolute drivel that’s been talked on here better than a pantomime. LMAO
You’ve seen one TOTALLY biased half arsed documentary which was totally manipulated and omitted mountains of details/information so as to create this exact level of outcry for self promotion and you’re all too dumb to realise.
Brilliant :-) :-) :-)
Please do tell us all exactly how he is 100% guilty?
And the nephew also. Look forward to reading this.
Your earlier comments and your level of intelligence would make any response pointless.
So he’s definitely guilty, then?
She was allegedly stabbed and shot and they didn’t find any of her blood on his property or evidence of anything been cleaned up. The defence did mention this on few occasions. Didn’t hear any reasonable argument from prosecution side on this.
Can you please ef off with these stories. Most normal human beings haven’t finished the show yet.
Don’t read about it so you moron
And the omitted mountains of detail/information
‘Making a Murderer’ interrogates fairness of justice system
“Making a Murderer,” a new true crime documentary on Netflix, tells the story of Steven Avery, a man exonerated of a sexual assault after serving 18 years in prison, only to be charged and convicted of murder. Presenting recorded police interrogations and court proceedings, the filmmakers raise questions about the criminal justice system. Laura Ricciardi and Moira Demos join William Brangham.
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