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Armchair Jurors

Larke-Walsh, George S. (2017) Armchair Jurors. Mediacommons.org.

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Abstract

In Making a Murderer the infamous discovery of the Toyota car key in Steven Avery’s bedroom is presented in a way that directly accuses the Manitowoc police of planting evidence. This particular display of criminal injustice has influenced a variety of internet memes that poke fun at the scenario. The fact that Murderer has inspired internet humor does not diminish the concurrent petitions for a retrial and investigations into police corruption...

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Depositing User: George Larke-Walsh

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Item ID: 13001
URI: http://sure.sunderland.ac.uk/id/eprint/13001
Official URL: http://mediacommons.org/imr/2017/02/14/armchair-ju...

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Date Deposited: 12 Jan 2021 15:11
Last Modified: 12 Jan 2021 15:11

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Author: George S. Larke-Walsh

University Divisions

Faculty of Arts and Creative Industries > School of Media and Communications

Subjects

Media > Media and Cultural Studies

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