CHILTON -- A man who spent 18 years in prison for a rape he didn't commit was convicted Sunday of murdering a photographer, whose charred bones were found in a burn pit outside his home.
Avery guilty; verdict delivers mandatory life sentence for Halbach murder
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Steven Avery is escorted out of a courtroom in the Calumet County Courthouse on March 18, 2007, in Chilton. Avery was found guilty of first-degree intentional homicide in the murder of photographer Teresa Halbach, 25, on Oct. 31, 2005 near the family's auto salvage lot in rural Manitowoc County.
Tom Halbach, father of Teresa Halbach waits in the courtroom for the verdict in the Steven Avery Trial Calumet County Courthouse Sunday, March 18, 2007, in Chilton, Wis. Avery was found guilty of first degree intentional homicide in the murder of photographer Teresa Halbach, 25, on Oct. 31, 2005 near the family's auto salvage lot in rural Manitowoc County. (AP Photo/Patrick Ferron, Pool) (Published caption 3/18/07) Tom Halbach, father of Teresa Halbach, waits for the verdict to be read.
Karen Halbach, mother of Teresa Halbach, closes her eyes as she sits with family members in a courtroom in the Calumet County Courthouse on March 18, 2007, in Chilton. Steven Avery was found guilty of first-degree intentional homicide in the murder of photographer Teresa Halbach, 25, on Oct. 31, 2005, near the family's auto salvage lot in rural Manitowoc County.
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