Local sheriff says 'Making a Murderer' 'manipulated' the story of Steven Avery's arrest
"Because of all the media stuff we've been getting, I actually did watch with it my inspector and I still stand by that statement," Hermann, who oversees the county where "Making a Murderer" subject Steven Avery was arrested, said to the Wrap.
In December, Hermann told that he wasn't pleased with "Making a Murderer," and that it is not a documentary. He called it a movie, because "things are skewed," even though he hadn't actually watched the series himself at that point.
After a viewing, the sheriff says he doesn't like how his department was portrayed and that the series doesn't tell the full story.
"In several areas throughout the film, you can see where they cut the tape and manipulated things," he said. "One place real evident is one of the interviews with Steven Avery in episode 5 - if you watch one video, it jumps from 3:20 to 3:21, then to 3:17, then to 3:22 and then to 3:18."
The series does show Avery, his family, and supporters accusing the Manitowoc County police department of framing him for the murder, or at least screwing up its investigation. That theory would later become part of his defense during the trial.
"We're not pleased with the way the film has portrayed us," Hermann also told the Wrap. "We've noticed that the family of Avery and the attorneys are embedded with the film producers, and the attorneys from the get-go have portrayed us in a negative light, but there's not much we can do to change it."
"Making a Murderer" executive producer Moira Demos has said, "The key pieces of the state's evidence are included in the series."