A judge has ordered 'Making a Murderer' subject Brendan Dassey to be released from prison

Paul Schrodt

Nov 15, 2016, 00:43 IST

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Then-16-year-old Brendan Dassey was convicted of helping Steven Avery in murder.

A judge has ordered Brendan Dassey to be released from prison, according to a Wisconsin Fox affiliate.

NEW: Federal magistrate judge orders supervised release for Brendan Dassey while case continues. More to come at https://t.co/xKhhPCh9CS.
- WLUK-TV FOX 11 (@fox11news) November 14, 2016

Dassey was convicted of the 2005 murder of Teresa Halbach along with his uncle Steven Avery, a case that was the subject of Netflix's true-crime docuseries "Making a Murderer."

Dassey will be reportedly have a supervised release from prison pending his appeal.

He previously had his conviction overturned by a judge, but Wisconsin has appealed the decision.