MADISON, Wis. (AP) -- A judge has appointed a special prosecutor to represent the state in Steven Avery's request for extensive testing in his homicide case.
Court documents show a judge appointed former Milwaukee County Assistant District Attorney Norman Gahn to replace Manitowoc County District Attorney Jaclyn LaBre in Avery's case on Sept. 1 after LaBre cited a conflict of interest.
Avery contends Manitowoc County officials framed him for Teresa Halbach's 2005 death. His story was featured in the Netflix series "Making a Murderer."
His attorney filed a motion in August requesting extensive forensic testing on evidence.
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Gahn pioneered the DNA use in criminal cases in the 1980s and gained a national profile when he filed charges against DNA profiles in unsolved rape cases from the 1990s. He helped prosecute Avery in Halbach's death.
