--- title: Steven Avery Breaks His Silence With Letter To Supporters description: The 'Making a Murderer' subject sent fans a message through his lawyer. canonical: https://time.com/4201181/making-a-murderer-steven-avery-sends-message/ author: TIME article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2016-01-30T17:21:24.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-02-22T14:36:04.065Z article:section: U.S. og:title: Making a Murderer's Steven Avery Breaks Silence With Letter To Supporters og:description: The 'Making a Murderer' subject sent fans a message through his lawyer og:url: https://time.com/4201181/making-a-murderer-steven-avery-sends-message/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt28670e90dba0bda1/69887825cd1bba91a96fed6b/ap_529515042455.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: TV Making A Murderer og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Making a Murderer's Steven Avery Breaks Silence With Letter To Supporters twitter:description: The 'Making a Murderer' subject sent fans a message through his lawyer twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt28670e90dba0bda1/69887825cd1bba91a96fed6b/ap_529515042455.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # _Making a Murderer_'s Steven Avery Breaks Silence With Letter To Supporters by [Andrea Park / People](/author/people/) ## Andrea Park / People Jan 30, 2016 5:21 PM CUT  This image released by Netflix shows Steven Avery in the Netflix original documentary series "Making A Murderer." This image released by Netflix shows Steven Avery in the Netflix original documentary series "Making A Murderer."Netflix/AP by [Andrea Park / People](/author/people/) ## Andrea Park / People Jan 30, 2016 5:21 PM CUT Steven Avery is prepared to do anything he can to clear his name. The subject of the hit Netflix documentary series [_Making a Murderer_](http://www.people.com/article/netflix-making-a-murderer-5-things-to-know "undefined") recently sent a letter to [his supporters](http://www.people.com/article/steven-avery-feeling-positive-as-viewers-making-a-murderer-reach-out "undefined") via [his new lawyer Kathleen Zellner](http://www.people.com/article/making-a-murderer-steven-avery-gets-new-lawyers-kathleen-zellner "undefined"). “SA thrilled about chance of new forensic testing–like innocent men always are,” Zellner [tweeted late Friday](https://twitter.com/ZellnerLaw/status/693203900309045248 "undefined") alongside a picture of a handwritten letter from Avery. “To My Supporter’s: I want Every Forensic Test Possible Done B/c I am Innocent,” Avery’s neat cursive reads. > [](https://twitter.com/ZellnerLaw/status/693203900309045248) The popular docu-series has cast doubt on Avery’s conviction for the [2005 murder of Teresa Halbach](http://www.people.com/article/making-a-murderer-who-killed-teresa "undefined") and has prompted fans to call for the [reopening of the case](http://www.people.com/article/making-a-murderer-steven-avery-appeals-murder-conviction "undefined") in an effort to exonerate Avery. Avery’s [longtime companion Sandy Greenman](http://www.people.com/article/steven-avery-sandy-greenman-speaks-on-relationship-making-murderer-subject "undefined") recently [told PEOPLE](http://www.people.com/article/steven-avery-feeling-positive-as-viewers-making-a-murderer-reach-out "undefined") that Avery is in a “really good place” ever since the docuseries cast doubt on his imprisonment. “It’s not just \[that he’s got a new\] lawyer, it’s the people. It makes him smile,” Greenman said. “It’s a firestorm. I didn’t expect it to be this big. We have messages from all over, different countries, different states. It’s nice to know that people support us.” She added, “It just seems like it gives more hope to Steve.” Despite his renewed fame following the Netflix series, the creators recently revealed that Avery [has not been allowed to watch the show](http://www.people.com/article/making-murderer-season-2-creators-steven-avery "undefined") in prison. However, they did say they had been in touch with him with an eye to use their new interviews for potential future episodes. _This_ [_article_](http://www.people.com/article/making-a-murderer-steven-avery-sends-message-to-supporters "undefined") _originally appeared on_ [_People.com_](http://people.com "undefined") ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4201181/making-a-murderer-steven-avery-sends-message/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4201181/making-a-murderer-steven-avery-sends-message/"},"headline":"Making a Murderer's Steven Avery Breaks Silence With Letter To Supporters","datePublished":"2016-01-30T17:21:24.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-22T14:36:04.065Z","description":"The Making a Murderer subject sent fans a message through his lawyer","url":"https://time.com/4201181/making-a-murderer-steven-avery-sends-message/","keywords":["Crime","Television","Courts","making a murderer"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt28670e90dba0bda1/69887825cd1bba91a96fed6b/ap_529515042455.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Andrea Park / People"}],"articleSection":"U.S.","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt28670e90dba0bda1/69887825cd1bba91a96fed6b/ap_529515042455.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"TV Making A Murderer","caption":"TV Making A Murderer","creditText":"Netflix/AP","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/us/","name":"U.S."}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/4201181/making-a-murderer-steven-avery-sends-message/","name":"Making a Murderer's Steven Avery Breaks Silence With Letter To Supporters"}}]}] ```