Brendan Dassey, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Brendan Dassey

American convicted murderer, subject of "Making a Murderer"

Date of Birth: 19-Oct-1989

Place of Birth: Manitowoc County, Wisconsin, United States

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Libra

Brendan Ray Dassey (born October 19, 1989) is an American convicted murderer from Manitowoc County, Wisconsin, who, at age 16, was convicted of first-degree murder, mutilation of a corpse, and second-degree sexual assault.
He was sentenced to life in prison, with the earliest possibility of parole in 2048.
His videotaped interrogation and confession, which he recanted at trial, substantially contributed to his conviction.
Parts were shown in the Netflix documentary series Making a Murderer (2015).
The series examined the 2005–2007 investigation, prosecution and trials of Dassey and his uncle, Steven Avery, who were both convicted of murdering photographer Teresa Halbach on October 31, 2005. After his conviction, Dassey's case was taken by the Center on Wrongful Convictions of Youth.
In August 2016, a federal magistrate judge ruled that Dassey's confession had been coerced, overturned his conviction, and ordered him released, which was delayed during appeal.
In June 2017, a divided panel of the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit affirmed the magistrate's order overturning Dassey's conviction.
In December 2017, the full en banc Seventh Circuit upheld Dassey's conviction by a vote of 4–3, with the majority finding that the police had properly obtained Dassey's confession.