If there's not any additional room left inside your brain for Making a Murderer theories, maybe kick a few out to make space for this one. The theory, which first appeared as a YouTube comment before graduating to Uproxx by way of Reddit, proposes the possibility that Steven Avery's conviction was the result of not one but twoframing jobs.
The theory nicely ties up most of the loose ends associated with two key ingredients surrounding the discovery of Teresa Halbach's RAV4 on Avery's property, tying both points of confusion back to shoddy attempts by Manitowoc County to cover their bafflingly clumsy tracks:
Of course, Colborn's act of "calling in" the RAV4's plates gets a decent bit of screen time in Making a Murderer due to the fact that none of it makes a great deal of sense. This theory alleges that, upon realizing his mistake, Colborn "basically" told Mike Halbach and Ryan Hillegas to shut up about finding the RAV4 and to not relay their discovery to anyone:
This half of the theory, though potentially damning for all involved, keeps the door open on Avery's innocence without suggesting explicitly that police were actively seeking to frame him. However, this lengthy YouTube comment has much more to offer:
Take a moment. That's a big one. Though portions of this theory (namely that Bobby Dassey and Scott Tadych are the actual culprits) have previously been suggested by Avery himself, the alleged explanations for the discovery of the key and Colborn's oddly timed phone call add yet another layer of confusion to the increasingly harrowing death of Teresa Halbach.
Making a Murderer, following in the footsteps of The Jinx and Serial, has remained a heated source of debate for practically everyone with access to a Netflix account. Though the docuseries' directors and Netflix higher-ups haven't outright confirmed it, a Making a Murderer sequel of sorts would appear to be imminent. "This story is ongoing," co-director Moira Demos toldTHR. "If there are significant developments, we will be there."