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Tracy Keogh
The Political Marginalisation of Brendan Dassey
“The quality of mercy is not strained. It droppeth as the gentle rain from heaven upon the place beneath. It is twice blessed: It...
Tracy Keogh
Brendan Dassey Protecting Juveniles in Wisconsin
In 1995 the state of Wisconsin transferred responsibility for juvenile delinquents and offenders from the Department of Health and Social...
Tracy Keogh
The Conviction and Integrity of Brendan Dassey
“They’re still kids, they’re still kids and we have to remember that and were kids when found guilty… on a broader scale I am one that...
Tracy Keogh
Brendan Dassey: The Silence of Fox Hills
The boundary of winter fast approached Mishicot, Wisconsin on February 27th 2006. Six inches of snow clutched the earth as the...
Tracy Keogh
Brendan Dassey: The Road to Clemency
Incumbent Governor of Wisconsin, Scott Walker is a career politician with an implacably hard-line stance on clemency. As the Wisconsin...
Tracy Keogh
Anatomy of a False Confession: The Interrogation and Conviction of Brendan Dassey.
It was March 1st, 2006, the Mishicot sky threatened snowfall as a vulnerable 16 year old Brendan Dassey unbeknownst to his mother, family...
Tracy Keogh
Wisconsin Primaries and the Wrongful Conviction of Brendan Dassey
August 14th will see the Wisconsin partisan primaries offer ballots requiring the electorate to navigate a litany of candidates across...
Tracy Keogh
Brendan Dassey & The UN Universal Declaration of Human Rights
Fewer maxims have greater resonance in United States common law jurisprudence than the presumption of innocence. Fused at the...
Adam Liptak
Was It a False Confession in ‘Making a Murderer’? The Supreme Court May Decide
Brendan Dassey in a Wisconsin courtroom in 2007. His lawyers say he was coaxed into making a false confession.CreditPool photo by Dan...
Douglas Starr
In the “Making a Murderer” Case, the Supreme Court Could Help Address the Problem of False Confessio
Brendan Dassey, whose case was featured in “Making a Murderer,” is serving a life sentence that was entirely based on his confession,...
