The half-brother of the man serving prison time in a homicide case featured in the Netflix series "Making a Murderer" says he looks forward to his release, but knows life won't be the same for him.
Brad Dassey says he's kept in touch with Brendan Dassey while he's been incarcerated for sexually assaulting and killing Teresa Halbach in 2005. A federal magistrate overturned Brendan Dassey's conviction in August, saying investigators tricked him into confessing.
Thirty-three-year-old Brad Dassey, of Manitowoc, says he'll give his half-brother a big hug and will tell him he loves him upon his release.
A judge Wednesday ordered Brendan Dassey released by Friday night, an order the state attorney general is attempting to block. The Netflix series generated widespread publicity for the case against Dassey and his uncle Steven Avery.
