Netflix sensation ‘Making A Murderer’ was a ‘setup,’ Candace Owens claims

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Convicting a Murderer,” hosted by conservative commentator Candace Owens.The two are even accused of directly telling Avery that they believe he was framed and calling the production “his movie.” Owens and “Convicting a Murderer” director Shawn Rech accused Netflix of setting out to portray Avery as a victim of corrupt law enforcement as cops investigated Halbach’s murder.Avery had been freed in 2003 after 18 years in prison for a sexual assault that attorneys from the Wisconsin Innocence Project and DNA evidence helped prove he did not commit.Two years later, the remains of Halbach, 25, from Green Bay, Wisc., were found in the Avery family’s auto salvage yard in nearby Two Rivers.

She had gone there on assignment for Auto Trader magazine. Dassey, then 17, claimed Manitowoc County detectives coerced him into confessing to helping his uncle, then 43, rape and kill the freelance photographer before tossing her body into a bonfire.

Avery was charged with Halbach’s murder a month later but claimed the charge was intended to discredit his $36 million lawsuit against Manitowoc County for his previous wrongful conviction.Both men were convicted, prompting a series of appeals and reviews which featured in “Making a Murderer.”Now Rech tells The Post his investigation reveals how a senior Netflix adviser encouraged Ricciardi and Demos to make “ethically shady” decisions throughout the production.“We have recordings of them telling Steven [Avery] that this is his movie – and that they hope it gets him out,” Rech said.Owens said the two did not tell viewers or journalists while they promoted both seasons of the show about their belief.“I wouldn’t have minded if [Ricciardi and Demos] on the media circuit said, ‘Hey listen, we called.