Why retired Wisconsin detective Andrew Colborn sued Netflix over his potrayal in Making a Murderer
Robert Young
Updated on February 25, 2026
Colborn sued Netflix, Laura Ricciardi and Moira Demos in a claim from April 2019 charging that Making a Killer slandered him and misquoted his declaration.
Andrew Colborn, a resigned Wisconsin analyst, lost a maligning suit against Netflix for his depiction in the 2015 genuine wrongdoing narrative series Making a Killer.
While declaring the decision US Locale Judge Brett Ludwig noticed that Colborn neglected to show that Netflix, and Laura Ricciardi and Moira Demos-the makers of the series, acted with malignance towards him.
Colborn had sued the streaming goliath and the producer in a claim from April 2019 where he asserted that the narrative criticized him and misquoted his declaration. He further affirmed that the narrative altered bits of his declaration and responses in court to such an extent that he seems apprehensive and dubious.
He was addressed by lawyer George Burnett, who didn’t promptly answer remarks.
The 10-section narrative series, circulated in 2015, portrays the tale of Steven Avery, Avery burned through 22 years in jail for rape before DNA tests excused him.
Ex-detective Andrew Colborn sues Netflix over ‘Making a Murderer’
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In any case, three years after his delivery in 2003, he was sentenced again with his nephew for the homicide of picture taker Teresa Halbach. They were given life detainment by the courts.
Avery was indicted for the homicide in 2007 and condemned to life in jail without the chance of parole. The case acquired further consideration through the Netflix narrative series “Making a Killer,” which brought up issues about the reasonableness of Avery’s preliminary and the chance of police unfortunate behavior and established proof.
Avery keeps on keeping up with his blamelessness in the homicide case and has been chasing after requests and lawful roads to upset his conviction. The case has been the subject of continuous contention and discussion.
While declaring the decision, Judge Ludwig found that the alters held the significance of his declarations, aside from the way that Colborn neglected to show that the streaming stage and the makers acted with malignance.