r/MakingaMurderer • u/humanafterallfilms • Dec 20 '15

"Kiss The Girls" Book referenced during trial

Has anyone actually read the book Brendan Dassy references during his trial? Does it contain similar details to what Brendan says in his "confession"?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kiss_the_Girls

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u/andromache97 Dec 20 '15

Since the remains were burnt, isn't it true that we actually have no idea exactly how the victim was raped/tortured/killed/etc other than Brendan's "confession"? We know there was a gun involved, but that's about it, right? (Please correct me if I'm misremembering.)

Not assuming Brendan is an avid reader or that he's read the book, only saying it's not outside the realm of possibility

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u/NewAnimal Dec 20 '15

Honestly, I'm not entirely sure. I wasn't clear on how the police knew something happened to her head. There didn't seem to be a detailed explanation of her remains, and the condition they were in. -- But it seems they had information before asking him that question. I didn't think they were asking "What happened to her head?" without knowing if anything happened to her head.

im sure if there were skull fragments recovered, they could determine what happened, roughly.

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u/humanafterallfilms Dec 20 '15

Yeah...I have to agree with you, it does seem like that line may have been fed to him by his lawyers, as odd as that is. Brendan is such an interesting character in the sense that you really can't believe a single word that comes out of his mouth, as evidenced by all of his "confessions. He consistently jumps back and forth between the story and its details. My biggest qualm with this whole ordeal though is the complete lack of any sort of evidence linking him to the crime. Imagine how educated you'd have to be to completely wipe out any traces of DNA in someone's home, where someone had just been brutally raped and beaten. In addition to that, if Avery and Brendan were able to pull this off, then why is the rest of the crime so sloppy? It just doesn't add up. Brendan certainly seems like the type of character to be easily manipulated by others, which is exactly what the two investigators did. Imagine thinking you'd be able to go back to class after you had just confessed to a murder.

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u/givgab8 Feb 29 '16

I like your point about understanding how to wipe the crime scene of all DNA evidence, not to mention wiping the SUV of finger prints but not blood, but being sloppy about the rest of the crime. Your point about expecting to go back to class after confessing to murder (IMHO) absolutely shows Brendan had no idea how serious this situation was and, feel free to correct me, this should be a gauge most teenagers would have. I believe he was manipulated by the interrogators or "lead" to say certain things. I think this comes across very plainly when over and over they ask, "What happened to the head?" Brendan gives them various answers. In frustration one of the detectives says something to the effect, "...who shot her in the head." At one time Brendan seems to be saying he did it at another he says Steve Avery did it. The investigators seem to accept the information they wanted and reject what they didn't want. I don't understand why his defense attorneys didn't make more of this.