Although I don't believe Petersen is the sharpest knife in the drawer, it appears he at least knew to learn from Kocourek's mistakes re: the 1985 case. Bushman was promoted only months after the accident. Ferak spoke about The Wrecking Crew, Avery and Zellner in an exclusive interview with Newsweek. Two years after Ricky's death (2001) Kocourek would retire and become an executive of the local Big Brothers and Big Sisters Program (where he would work alongside the wife of Calumet Investigator Mark Wiegert). Ferak argues the crooked Kocourek would have promoted those indebted to him (which Petersen certainly was after the Gina Hxxxx incident). The offered rationale is nearly non existent, and does nothing to explain where these car parts came from, if not the striking vehicle. MANITOWOC - The Manitowoc County Sheriff's Department, which has been accused of framing Steven Avery for a 1985 rape and planting numerous clues to convict Avery for the 2005 murder of. '", 13. In their latest vendetta against alleged injustice, supposed members of the hacktivist group Anonymous have pledged to expose corruption in the Manitowoc County Sheriff's Department. Bushman was unable to stop the squad car before it ran off the road though the T intersection the squad car, at just less than highway speed, struck the embankment and came to a rest investigation into the accident showed the case to be a result of inattentive driving.". At the time of Teresa's death, two Hermann brothers were steadily climbing the ranks. Unfortunately threats and intimidation are often effective. Then out of the blue in 1975 Petersen applied to the Manitowoc County Sheriffs Office (Pg. The prevailing theory of police involvement (directly mentioned by Ferak in his book, Pg. After reportedly driving around all night to different dealerships with the improperly collected car parts in his vehicle (Pg. Bushman in particular would prove to be a central figure in helping the boys out of tough spots. Ring said the group will try to find opportunities to highlight the communitys positive attributes, such as its scenic coastline, various recreation opportunities and friendly residents. This is just kind of a blip in the history of the world. Steven Avery, was accused and sent to prison in 1985 for the rape of a Manitowoc (Wisconsin) woman, Penny Beerntsen. First, they were aware the Coroner wanted to access the scene. Ferak reviewed the Hochstetler hit and run case to, among other things, establish the possibility that Bushman engaged in corrupt conduct by helping disappear pieces of evidence. In this case, surely the state knew to expect intense adversarial challenges if they were going to arrest Steven Avery. Permanent Dropbox Locations: Manitowoc Police Department, 910 Jay St., from 7:30 AM to 4:30 PM Monday thru Friday What if Ricky's mom took photos? Maybe the nightly news has been right all along: we live in a corrupt and violent world where not even small-town justice is free from corruption and agendas The city of Manitowoc and the state of Wisconsin should be ashamed of who was/is representing them and who was/is supposedly protecting its citizens. 1,070 were here. 57m As Steven starts creating a new life for himself, he pursues a lawsuit against Manitowoc County law enforcement officials for corruption in his case. Local officials and organizations havebeen bombarded with taunts and questions and requests over the Netflix docu-series, "Making a Murderer." We are all a bit desensitized, I think, when it comes to theories surrounding Kuss road. A crucial part of this theory involves the swapping of vehicle parts. Corruption County Manitowoc, Wisconsin Strikes Again; Targets Critic to Protect Old Wrongful Convictions Manitowoc County Sheriff Uses Office to Silence Critic of Wrongful Convictions Madison, Wisconsin Manitowoc, Wisconsin is Corruption County USA. 76, Wrecking Crew). "May God forgive the morally corrupt officers who participated in this case. Based on what she had seen, Bolick said she thinksthe series is one-sided. 80-83): Gina Hxxxxx had accompanied her male companion on his motorcycle on a particularly foggy night. Ferak correctly observed that, like Kocourek, "Bushman owed a tremendous debt of gratitude to the Hermann family.. WOW! Were the bones found in Steven's burn pit because the body was burnt there, or because the bones were moved there post burning? ", Your California Privacy Rights/Privacy Policy. Manitowoc County (Jost) poorly manufactured the re-discovery of what he says were obviously human bones in Steven's burn pit. 160) at the Kuss Road cul-de-sac burial site. "Some of the emails, in my opinion, have been borderline threatening. Feraks identifies the Petersen incident as a "successful whitewash for Kocourek.". Although not explicitly stated by Ferak, I imagine the implication here was to question whether or not Gina could have sustained terminal injuries in a collision that barely injured the two others she was with. Relevant to this post - the MCSD should have stayed off the property, far away from Steven's trailer, and absolutely should not have been called to examine a burial site found just off the property, or involved in the quick and questionable collection of bone evidence from Steven's burn pit the next day. While the history museum can delete posts on the site, they cant remove reviews, even if they contain swear words or statements unrelated to the organization. "I just wanted to reach out with disgust at how your department handled the Steven Avery case. People are seeing our community presented in a bad light by this show and its pretty unfair to the people who live here, said Jason Ring, president of the bureau. What do you see for Avery in the coming years? Karma is a b.. Manitowoc was likely panicked on November 10. Manitowoc County is now officially on the map for having the most corrupt (law enforcement officers) in the nation, congrats. Its for entertainment purposes and to make money off of. We'll focus on Former Sheriff Kocourek (1978-2001) and his relationship throughout the years with officers Ken Petersen and Mxxx Bushman, loyal underlings who enjoyed frequent promotions under Kocourek's tenure as Sheriff. There is no question thats what this film did, he said. ", John Ferak: 920-993-7115 orjferak@gannett.com; on Twitter@johnferak, People protest at pro-Steven Avery rally in Manitowoc, Politician: Steven Avery's eyes prove he's guilty, No Steven Avery evidence planted: detective, Lt.Andrew Colborn fires back at"Making a Murderer" critic, Sheriff Rob Hermann urges letter writer to do more research, Manitowoc politician calls emails "borderline threatening. IMO the theory that Bushman and Hermann worked together to swap out evidence of the striking vehicle in the Ricky H case is made credible by their own actions. Ferak's theory is not exactly new to us on TTM, but it's nevertheless toubling to think about. Tadych publicly protested Brendan's innocence, but Tadych also remains under suspicion for her defense of Bobby Dassey, Brendan's brother, who implicated the once-exonerated Steven Avery as the State's star witness, (Ferak, Appleton Post-Crescent). Although Petersens hire wasn't influenced by the Hermann family, we know his rise within the department was. The Hermann boys was saved, largely thanks to Bushman, although everyone helped, including then Sheriff Kocourek, who downright refused assistance from the Wisconsin State Patrol's Technical Crash Reconstruction Experts (Pg. And no, the state has not and probably never will provide any semblance of sound reasoning to explain why cadaver and bloodhounds both alerted at the burial site if the scene was not connected to Teresa's death. 4 years later, in 2007 at the disappearance of Teresa Halbach, Steven Avery is immediately . Allegedly, the older Hermann brother (instead of driving around all night to different dealerships) took the improperly collected evidence to his familys salvage yard and swapped out the damaged car parts from the scene for older car parts so to redirect the upcoming vehicular homicide investigation away from the Hermann family, their business and vehicles. Many locals were unwilling to weigh inpubliclyon the series, but those who did are far less likely than outsiders to turn against officials anddont seem to give the series much weight. I would also hope they look at someone like Kathleen Zellner as a real hero, a champion for society's downtrodden and people who are stuck in prison for very heinous crimes, terrible crimes, awful crimes, that somebody else likely committed. Neither Steven nor his lawsuit had a snowflake's chance in hell if the authorities were willing to disregard their own laws in order to manipulate evidence and destroy crime scenes. The cause of justice is not the cause of the Wisconsin Dept of Justice and other corrupt Wisconsin law enforcement. This presented a problem for the department because Hermann had already informed the press the striking vehicle was an older Chevy or Van, definitely not a newer vehicle (wink wink). 80). "You should be ashamed of yourself and the crooked department you run. Bushman would retire soon after Kocourek; Ken Petersen would become Sheriff; Rob Hermann would become Under Sheriff; Gxxx Schetter was Deputy Inspector; and Detective Lenk would take over for Bushman as lead investigator of Ricky's hit and run homicide, making absolutely no progress on the case (Pg. I see him leading a laid-back life and enjoying the solitude. Why? Keep up the good work! Decades earlier, the Hermann father (started at MCSD in the 1960's) helped get Bushman hired, Petersen promoted, and Kocourek elected Sheriff. 79 of his book Ferak says, "PETERSEN and BUSHMAN would both ascend into top level leadership positions - tokens of gratitude for their unwavering loyalty and ability to follow orders from Sheriff Kocourek.". A review of the department's many different negligent driving incidents prior to Ricky, as well as an examination of how, post Ricky's death, his mother eventually caught the Manitowoc County Sheriff's Department in a bold faced lie regarding their investigative efforts into her son's hit and run. Part Three (Three Criminal Investigations) will focus on reviewing the multiple different DOJ Criminal Investigations of Manitowoc County Sheriff's Department throughout the years, including investigations concerning the department's handling of the Steven Avery and Ricky Hotchstetler cases. (The commenters) only connection to knowing anything about Manitowoc is Netflix and then going on social media. ", 2. I used to think of cranes when I heard the name Manitowoc, not. The men were convicted in the 2005 homicide of 25-year-old freelance photographer Teresa Halbach. After failing to find employment in his chosen field Petersen begrudgingly took a retail store job to make ends meet. Former MCSD officer Bushman was called in, and he knew just what to do. Only two days after the death County officials held a press conference during which it was announced Petersen was absolved of any wrong doing or negligence regarding the loss of life. This is PART TWO in a three part series of posts concerning the troubling history of Manitowoc County Sheriff's Department as detailed by Jxxx Ferak in his book "Wrecking Crew." I wished to catch what type of reaction this would bring. It's a concept that Sean Vandedrinck, 21, of Sturgeon Bay brought up jokingly. Unfortunately, threats and intimidation are often effective. 150, 154) is that one of the Hermann brothers struck and killed Ricky and then kept on driving to the familys Salvage Yard in southern Manitowoc County where they crushed and then buried the vehicle responsible for causing Rickys death. Meanwhile, Petersen graduated from high school in 1968 and went on to attain an Associates Degree in Marketing. However, as Bushman appears prominently in Part Two and Three, I'll finish Part One by offering some thoughts on Petersen's involvement with Teresa's homicide investigation: Petersen proudly displayed his ill will towards Steven Avery, and was openly hostile when speaking of him in the media. ", 5. I truly feel sorry for the residents of your county who will be judged according to the actions of a few. Representatives of the Manitowoc County Historical Society, along with the Chamber of Manitowoc County, Manitowoc Area Visitor and Convention Bureau and other local leaders met Wednesday to discuss ways to bring a positive focus back to the community. ", 4. As you might have guessed, Kocourek didn't push Bushman to conduct an investigation that would result in a member of the Hermann family, a member of his own department, being indicted for felony vehicular homicide. How sad for your countys image. They only arrived at or around 3 p.m. Bushman, Colborn and Lenk had plenty of time to fuck with the scene or make evidence disappear. Apparently those boundaries are blurred in this case, Meyer said. It's hard not to be intrigued when you first learn MCSD discovered a burial site a half mile away from Steven's trailer the day before MCSD found bones in Steven's burn pit (nothing suspicious about that). The retired Bushman, who had no prior involvement in the Halbach investigation, but was clairvoyant enough to show up bright and early on what turned out to be a critically important day. Terrible and corruption run rampant!!! "Is the county going to do this heinous act just because of a dollar amount?" They dont look at the great things were doing.. As a result, rather than taking the lead role in 2005, Petersen distanced himself from the investigation into Teresa's disappearance by offering to pay for the investigation if another department took over - that department was Calumet County assisted by the Wisconsin Department of Justice, Division of Criminal Investigation. You are responsible for the distrust and hatred for law enforcement that is ever-prevalent in our society and these sentiments are DESERVED. But Sheriff Robert Hermann defended the investigators and saidviewers are not seeing the whole story. The series strongly impliesColborn and Lt. James Lenkof theManitowoc County Sheriff's Departmentplanted evidence to frame Avery for Halbach's murder. The image of the Manitowoc County Sheriff's Department took a major hit afterlastDecember's release of "Making a Murderer" on Netflix, andSheriff Rob Hermann isstillstrugglingtoovercomeperception problems generated by the docu-series. Since the vast majority of cases are based on circumstantial evidence (like Steven's case) everyone must accept we can't ever know exactly what happened. What a joke of a department. When all was said and done Bushman had decently wrecked one of the countys new Chevy Caprice squad cars, and the repairs cost the county close to $4 000 (in 1989 money). Ultimately, Deputy Jost went to the scene, met with the family and had no choice but to report the truth, which was that these newly found car parts were from a newer vehicle and that a piece of headlight was found and appeared to have some sort of manufactures number stamped into it (Pg. Since it was released, the sheriff's department has gotten between 250 and 300 phone calls and hundreds of emails some positive, but many more negative about its role in the Avery case, Hermann said. ", 12. Im not sure I can look my kids in the eye and believe my own words anymore. Plight of the Accused 63m Steven is back in jail, charged with murder, but there are troubling questions about how he was arrested and why. In 1981 Officer Petersen was involved in a traffic accident that may have caused a citizen death, possibly a preventable death Ferak argues. She was there at one point. Ricky's dad in particular was said to be frustrated and angry about this possibility. Although a coroner determined Gina Hxxxxx died before being run over by Petersens squad car, such an opinion would ideally be backed up by a thorough investigation. Here is a link to PART ONE: Fuck-ups, Cover-ups and Promotions, largely concerning Sheriff Kocourek and his repeated promotions to inexperienced new hires, Petersen and Bushman, who both happened to be involved in (separate) grossly negligent on-duty traffic accidents that were quickly swept under the rug by Kocourek. God Bless his mother and father who have had to live through this I would NEVER EVER visit your town in fear that if I were to run a stop sign, you would have me arrested on a murder charge. They have to realize the separation between a museum and a judicial issue. After darkness fell tower lights were set up to ensure they collected all the remains, which were then transported and planted in Steven's burn pit (by Bushman, Lenk or Colborn). She was hearing a lot of skepticism around town. To think Sheriff Petersen would obstruct the investigation into the alleged scene of Teresa's mutilation conflicts with all logic and reason. 79-80). Both Petersen and Bushman were hired by MCSD with no prior experience in law enforcement, and both ended up being involved in serious collisions with their squad cars, collisions that were quickly swept under the rug by Sheriff Kocourek. And they're turning their wrath on the east-central Wisconsincommunity. I'm pretty sure at some point, Steven Avery's conviction will be overturned. Ever God will deal with everyone who had a hand in this mess, you can be sure of that. This evidence is filed and not taken action about until 2003, illustrating the bias and corruption of the Manitowoc county Police department, to protect its own reputation. Manitowoc County comprises the Manitowoc, WI Micropolitan Statistical Area. IMO such an act cannot be explained away innocently. Some of them are threatening, but theyre mostly hollow threats real vague, Youre going to get whats coming to you,'" saidRobBarbier, deputy chief with the city police. The charges against Avery in 2005 drew national attention. After arriving at the hit and run scene Officer Bushman quickly called the older Hermann brother, an off-duty Lieutenant, and asked that he come to the scene. Ferak's Kuss road theory matches up with what we on TTM have been saying for years - Manitowoc County found the remains at the burial site, planted the bones in Steven's burn pit, manufactured their re-discovery a day later (and ensured a quick but unprofessional recovery of the evidence) and a day after that they began obstructing the investigation into the scene of their planting, desperate to keep the coroner away from the scene. 4. What did that man ever do to you people? I'll save that drama for PART THREE: "Thin Blue Lines and Suicides". MANITOWOC, Wis. (WCCO) -- Just a month ago, few knew of a Wisconsin city called Manitowoc. All of this created a BROKEN CHAIN OF CUSTODY. The "desired response" was received? I imagine the Hermann father helping elect Kocourek had something to do with the Hermann sons becoming first and third in command decades later. Sheriff Petersen was still doing whatever he could to help cover up the truth from behind the scenes such as when he threatened Coroner Kakatsch with arrest if she tried to access the scene of Teresa's mutilation, as was required of her by statute. No mention of the accident or fatality can be found Petersens employment file or in any of his promotion notices. WISN/YouTube. As for Bushman, in 1989 he was distracted by a vehicle in his rear view mirror resulting in him "losing his bearing in relation to the intersection" driving through the intersection and off the road at nearly highway speed, only coming to a stop due to an embankment. The past wrongs allegedin the series aren't doing a whole lot for Manitowoc's image today. Talking with residents throughout the city in recent days,it seemed like few had watched the entire series. New comments cannot be posted and votes cannot be cast, PART ONE: Fuck-ups, Cover-ups and Promotions. And if it's true that Bushman and crew found and removed evidence of Teresa's death at the burial site, we must include Bushman, Lenk and Colborn in our list of suspects for who planted the bones in Steven's burn pit. Thanks Hermann! "John Ferak is an investigative journalist who is trying to figure out who committed the murder. Eventually townsfolk, including Ricky's parents, were openly discussing their suspicions of a police cover-up. This petition calls for a federal investigation of the Sheriff's Offices of Manitowoc County and Calumet County, Wisconsin, regarding their handling of the Teresa Halbach investigation and their prosecution of Steven Avery and Brendan Dassey, as featured in the documentary entitled "Making a Murderer." We the people believe that justice has not been served by the counties' investigations and prose For example, Coroner Kakatsch quit her position as County Coroner after Steven and Brendan were convicted, telling the filmmakers through watery eyes although she loved her job she didnt feel safe working in the position any longer. Ferak himself believes "Teresa met her gruesome demise about a half mile away from the Avery property" (Pg. The Manitowoc Sheriff's Department is known as a northern style "good ole boy" network that would rival the KKK counties in the south, complete with a lot of false arrests and arrogant, poorly trained and disciplined deputies. Brad Dassey has set up a legal defense fund. huge amount of activity was directed at the Kuss road burial site on Nov 7, 2005. literally demolished what was apparently a critical crime scene. "A burial site discovered and cleared by Manitowoc County the day before bones were found in Steven's burn pit by Manitowoc County? Your California Privacy Rights / Privacy Policy. Yellow S. Las Vegas, NV 15 19 2/25/2023 Corrupt police department. The Gina Hxxxxx incident didn't slow down Petersen's rise within the department. Kakatsch kept trying to access the scene after being rebuffed. For decades now, the Hermann family has had an enormous amount of influence within the Sheriff's department and also the community. Manitowoc County is now officially on the map for having the most corrupt (law enforcement officers) in the nation, congrats. Amazing! Next I'll briefly review all three (yes, three) criminal investigation of Manitowoc County Sheriff's department conducted by the Wisconsin DOJ Division of Criminal Investigation (one in 2003, one in 2004 & and the last in 2009). Bushman should be issued a written reprimand relating to this accident. One of the reviewers on the ARB was officer Petersen, who (as we saw from above) was no stranger to minimizing blowback due to careless driving of squad cars. Maybe she would have survived if she had been rushed to a hospital instead of run over by Petersen. He takes all of my evidence, expert opinions and theories and really examines them in detail," Zellner said. ", 15. But I am equally as certain that what I did see, and hear, was more than enough to not only show a preponderance of reasonable doubt, but to convince me that Manitowoc County is replete with corruption. So theres some transitive property here. If skeptics of Avery's alleged innocence reads The Wrecking Crew, what do you hope they take away from it? Ferak says that Gina's father was left confused and grief stricken, but ultimately decided not to persue a wrongful death lawsuit. Barbier said comments havent slowed down despite the departments efforts to redirect them. I just can't be sure if it happens at the state of Wisconsin appeals level, the state Supreme Court level or before a federal court. There is NO WAY I will move there, your state prosecutor is a snake, your judges are corrupt and the ease in which you framed those two innocent men, well your cover-up has just reaffirmed my mistrust in the judicial system and police. Part one will focus on Sheriff Kocourek and Sheriff Petersen. Halbachs cell phone and camera were found burnt in a burn barrel. Okay then. and our It is an honor to serve the citizens of Manitowoc County and to work with a dedicated staff of professionals. "I had recently fell into a large sum of money and was thinking of moving to your county, but after what I saw concerning your departments cover-up and framing Steven Avery and his nephew, I was seriously taken aback. Everything your pathetic county stands for is forever tarnished with the mockery of justice that was promulgated in that courtroom. 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