MAKING a Murderer star Steven Avery’s mom Dolores is dead at 83.
Her passing comes just one day before the convicted killer’s 59th birthday.
Steven’s attorney Kathleen Zellner confirmed that his mother passed away on Thursday morning.
According to TMZ, Kathleen told the Netflix star’s fans: “He needs your support now more than ever.”
She also provided fans with Steven’s mailing address at the Waupun Correctional Institution in Wisconsin.
Steven’s brother, Earl, told TMZ that Dolores had been in hospice care for three weeks before she passed.
He shared that their mother ultimately passed from dementia, adding that Dolores hadn’t spoken to Steven in nearly eight or nine months.
Steven and his nephew, Brendan Dassey, were convicted of killing photographer Teresa Halbach back in 2005.
Cop said Teresa’s remains were discovered in a burn pit on the family’s property.
Despite being convicted for the crime, Dolores always insisted that Steven and Brendon were innocent.
Back in 2007, Steven was sentenced to life in prison without parole.
Kathleen took on his case in 2016, as she argued his rights were violated and detectives had allegedly gathered evidence that weren’t covered by their search warrant.
She recently stated she has more witnesses that should warrant a completely new trial for Steven.
She asked the appeals court to put her client’s recent appeal on hold and send his case to circuit court in order to allow the new witnesses share their testimonies.
Steven, as well as his family members and Kathleen, appeared in the Netflix docuseries Making a Murderer.
The family’s story and court case was documented in two seasons of the show, which were added to the streaming service in 2015 and 2018.
After the series premiered on Netflix, many viewers became convinced that Steven and Brendan were innocent in the case of Teresa’s murder.
Fans of the show took to Twitter to state their sadness over Dolores’ passing, with many writing it’s unfair that Steven wasn’t able to say goodbye to his mother.
One person wrote: “This was one of my biggest fears for Steven Avery, that he was not going to be released in time to spend time with his mom before she passes. Such a devastating tragedy. FREE STEVEN AVERY!!!”
While tagging Governor Tony Evers, another person added: “Steven Avery lost his mom today ! The family have lost a gem She went to heaven never seeing Steven or Brendan released when are you going to stop this family’s heart break they’ve have been put through hell!
“Freedom and justice for Steven Avery / Brendan Dassey.”
