Steven Avery is an American convicted murderer from Manitowoc County, Wisconsin, who had previously been wrongfully convicted in 1985 of sexual assault and attempted murder. After serving eighteen years of a thirty-two-year sentence (six of those years being concurrent with a kidnapping sentence), Avery was exonerated by DNA testing and released in 2003, only to be charged with murder two years later. Avery’s 2003 exoneration prompted widespread discussion of Wisconsin’s criminal justice system; the Criminal Justice Reform Bill, enacted into law in 2005, implemented reforms aimed at preventing future wrongful convictions. On February 20, 2018, Dassey’s legal team, including former Solicitor General of the United States Seth Waxman, filed a petition for a writ of certiorari to the U.S. Supreme Court. On June 25, 2018, certiorari was denied.
Birth Name
Steven Allan Avery
Nickname
Steven
Profession
Convicted murderer
Criminal Status
Incarcerated at Fox Lake Correctional Institution
Criminal Penalty
Life Imprisonment Without Parole
Nationality
American
Personal Life
Birthday / Date of Birth
Steven Avery was born on the 9th of July 1962, in Manitowoc County, Wisconsin, United States.
Age
He’s currently 61 years old.
Sun Sign
Cancer
Ethnicity
White
Religion
Christianity
Education
Steven was enrolled in public schools in Manitowoc and Mishicot when he was of school-going age. According to his mother, Avery attended a slower-paced elementary school.
Family Details
- Father – Allan Avery
- Mother – Dolores Avery
- Siblings – Bill Avery (Brother), Jenny Avery (Sister), Rachel Avery (Sister), Steven Avery Jr. (Brother)
Marital Status
Divorced
Girlfriend / Spouse
Steven Avery has dated –
- Lori Mathiesen (1982-1988) – On July 24, 1982, Avery married Lori Mathiesen, who was a single mother. They have four children together: Rachel, Jenny, and twins Steven and Will.
Physical Statistics
Height
- In feet – 6 feet 0 inches
- In centimeters – 183 cm
- In meters – 1.83 m
Weight
- In Kilograms – 98 kg
- In Pounds – 216 lbs
Body Build
Slim
Eye Color
Blue
Hair Color
Light brown
Shoe Size
He wears a size 11.5 (US) shoe.
Sexuality
Straight
Professional Statistics
Famous For
Steven became known for the hit Netflix documentary series, Making of a Murderer, Avery was the victim of a wrongful sexual assault conviction in 1985 that led to him to serving 18 years in prison. in September of 2003, He was exonerated before being convicted in 2007 of the murder of photographer Teresa Halbach.
Crimes Committed
The Halbach Murder
Since October 31, 2005, Wisconsin-based photographer Teresa Halbach had been missing. The last person she had met was Avery, with whom she had a photoshoot appointment for his minivan, which he wanted to put up for sale. After Halbach’s mother filed her missing report on November 3, 2005, Manitowoc County started assisting Calumet County in the investigation.
Halbach’s car was discovered partially hidden in the salvage yard, and bloodstains found inside matched Avery’s DNA. Charred bone fragments discovered in a burn pit near Avery’s home were later identified as Halbach’s. On November 11, 2005, Avery was arrested and charged with Halbach’s murder, kidnapping, sexual assault, and mutilation of a dead body.
Steven Avery Net worth
Steven Avery has an estimated net worth of $5 million dollars as of 2023.
Some Lesser Known Facts About Steven Avery
- Steven was born in Manitowoc County, Wisconsin, U.S., to Allan and Dolores Avery, owners of a salvage yard in rural Gibson, Wisconsin.
- In March 1981, at age 18, Avery was convicted of burglarizing a bar with a friend. After serving ten months of a two-year sentence in the Manitowoc County Jail, he was released on probation and ordered to pay restitution.
- In 1982, two men admitted that, at Avery’s suggestion, they threw his cat “in a bonfire and then watched it burn until it died” after Avery had poured gas and oil on it.
- In July 1985, a woman was brutally attacked and sexually assaulted while jogging on a Lake Michigan beach. Avery was arrested after the victim picked him from a photo lineup, and later from a live lineup.
- In September 2003, he was set free but was convicted of the murder of photographer Teresa Halbach in 2007.
- As of May 2006, Avery was the only one of the Innocence Project’s 174 exonerees to have been charged with a violent crime after release.
- In 2013, his story was first explored public radio program episode of Radiolab called “Are You Sure?”
- On December 20, 2015, a petition was created at a White House petitioning site titled “Investigate and pardon the Averys in Wisconsin and punish the corrupt officials who railroaded these innocent men.”
- In January 2016, after Making a Murderer had been released, People magazine reported that one of the Avery trial jurors was the father of a Manitowoc County sheriff’s deputy, and another juror’s wife was a clerk with Manitowoc County.
- In 2022, Avery was transferred to Fox Lake Correctional Institution, a medium-security prison
