"Steven Avery was Framed by Law Enforcement," Juror from 'Making a Murderer' Trial Says

The creators of Netflix's Making a Murderer have revealed that a juror from Steven Avery's trial has come forward to them telling them that they believe Avery is innocent and was framed for the murder of Teresa Halbach.

Making a Murderer is a true-crime documentary series and is Netflix's latest hit. It follows the Avery case, specifically Avery's defense which claimed that he was innocent and framed by some of the same law enforcement officials who wrongfully convicted him for a separate crime almost 20 years before Halbach's murder.

Laura Ricciardi and Moira Demos, the filmmakers behind the show, told the Today show Tuesday that they were contacted by a juror in the case after the documentary aired. Ricciardi said:

"We were contacted by one of the jurors who sat through Steven Avery's trial and shared with us their thoughts and they told us that they believe Steven Avery was not proven guilty, they believe that Steven was framed by law enforcement. They believe he deserves a new trial, and if he receives a new trial, in their opinion it should take place far away from Wisconsin."

Demos went on to say in the interview that the unnamed juror said the other jurors "feared for their personal safety," which is why the vote to convict Avery was unanimous.

The juror also told Demos and Ricciardi that he or she is willing to serve as a source should the case get a new trial, which is starting to look more and more possible.

After the Netflix docu-series aired Dec. 18, petitions sprung up urging President Obama to reopen the case. Some petitions have well over 100,000 signatures.

One petition pleads with Obama to re-examine the trials of Steven Avery and Brendan Dassey, calling the whole ordeal "a black mark on the justice system as a whole, and should be recognized as such." Another petition asks that Obama "pardon the Averys in Wisconsin and punish the corrupt officials who railroaded these innocent men" ending with the plea: "Watch Making a Murderer on Netflix. It tells the entire story."

All 10 episodes of Making a Murderer are streaming now on Netflix.