‘Making a Murderer’ Defense Attorneys Coming to Count Basie Theatre

Defense attorneys for convicted murderer Steven Avery are coming to The Count Basie Theatre in Red Bank to participate in “A Conversation on ‘Making a Murderer.’”

The Netflix docudrama is by far the number one binge watch and still has everybody talking. Dean Strang and Jerry Buting will appear March 31 at 8 p.m. The evening is described by The Basie as “a moderated discussion regarding the operations of the criminal justice system, as well as the broader implications of the Steven Avery case.”

From Manitowoc County, Wisconsin, Avery was wrongfully convicted of sexual assault in 1985 and spent 18 years in prison. Shortly after his release he was convicted of killing photographer Teresa Halbach. Avery’s story is the subject of the popular Netflix 10-part series “Making a Murderer.” Strang and Buting appear in the series as Avery’s most recent defense attorneys.

Tickets go on sale Friday at noon at thebasie.org.