Yahoo News Making a Murderer police officer reveals show backlash
Manitowoc County police sergeant Andrew Colborn, one of the central figures in Netflix's Making a Murderer, has spoken out about the impact of the docu-series for the first time.
Colborn, who retired from the police force last year, told The Hollywood Reporter how the 'true-crime' phenomenon has affected his life, weeks after it was revealed that he has filed a lawsuit against Netflix for defamation.
The former sergeant, who has strongly denied any wrongdoing, said that he and his wife had always "strived to lead a quiet and private life" but are no longer able to since Making a Murderer aired to runaway success.
"It destroyed that for both of us and for our family," he explained. "I live in a state of constant vigilance very similar to combat or constantly being on duty as a law enforcement officer."
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Colborn reportedly told THR that he has collected 28 CDs' worth of recorded telephone threats, and also claimed that many of Steven Avery's supporters have threatened him, his wife, and their children.
Avery's current lawyer, Kathleen Zellner, has responded to Colborn's comments, reminding followers of the "suffering" that the wrongly-imprisoned endure.
"Wonder if writer has any conception of the suffering of the wrongly convicted who lose everything including their freedom for years if not lifetimes & have NO immunity as the police do," she wrote on Twitter.
Fascinating focus on suffering of police officer. Wonder if writer has any conception of the suffering of the wrongly convicted who lose everything including their freedom for years if not lifetimes & have NO immunity as the police do.
#MakingAMurderer https://t.co/NqTzs3oFZS- Kathleen Zellner (@ZellnerLaw) January 18, 2019
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Andrew Colborn is suing Netflix and the show's makers Laura Ricciardi and Moira Demos for wrongfully accusing him of framing Steven Avery and Brendan Dassey for the 2005 murder of Teresa Halbach.
"Neither plaintiff nor any other law enforcement officer planted evidence or in any other way attempted to frame Avery or Dassey for Halbach's murder," the lawsuit states.
Seasons one and two of Making a Murderer are available on Netflix now.
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