The half-brother of “Making a Murderer” subject Brendan Dassey recently launched a creative effort to vindicate the individuals implicated in the rape-murder crime that is the subject of the Netflix docu-series
Brad Dassey, a self-proclaimed “indie Christian rapper,” is not the first to come out in support of convicted criminals Brendan Dassey and Steve Avery. “Making a Murderer” has inspired petitions to President Barack Obama and Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker, as well as a critical probe of the country’s criminal justice system.
Brendan Dassey is escorted into court for his sentencing in Manitowoc, Wisconsin. (Herald Times Reporter/Eric Young via AP, Pool)
The series has even inspired a song by the band The Arcs titled, “Lake Superior.” But this is the first rap track to come out of the case.
The rap, “They Didn’t Do It,” proclaims Dassey and Avery’s innocence in the 2005 murder of Teresa Halbach.
“Injustice, slammed in the face of innocent people,” the track begins.
The rap’s chorus asserts that the police framed Dassey and Avery, who are currently serving life sentences after their 2007 conviction: “Things clearly show that it was just a joke / Cops were only there just to prod and poke.”
In the rap, Dassey claims that his half-brother was an impressionable 16-year-old at the time of the murder and that corrupt investigators used an “evil game” to prompt a confession: “Kid’s just innocent / was only 16, time to set him free / He’s not guilty, there’s no way in hell / Corruption made him fall, lose it all.”
Steve Avery, who, unlike Massey, was denied any chance of parole, recently appealed his conviction in court documents that were made public Tuesday, claiming that police did not follow the proper procedures when searching his property and that the incriminating evidence was obtained illegally.
“The affidavit was based on clearly falsified, misleading information,” Avery's appeal reads.
“Making a Murder” has become the subject of much speculation and debate since the show first aired last month. Avery, the docu-series’ main subject, served 18 years for a rape he didn’t commit before DNA evidence revealed his innocence. He was preparing to file a $36 million lawsuit against Manitowoc County, Wisconsin, when Teresa Halbach’s murder sparked accusations that ended in his conviction.
Listen to the rap track below:
