Lawyers for Making a Murderersubject Steven Avery will discuss the hit true-crime docu-series during a 26-city North American speaking tour that begins this spring, The Capital Timesreports.
According to the tours website, Dean Strang and Jerry Buting will discuss Averys case and its broader implications, as well as the criminal justice system as a whole. The events will also feature an audience Q&A session.
Strang and Buting will kick off their A Conversation on Justice trek April 16th at the Berklee Performance Center in Boston, and wrap August 21st at the Broward Center for the Performing Arts in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Tickets for all shows willgo on sale March 4th at 10 a.m. local time, and will be available via the Conversation for Justice website. A complete list of dates is below.
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Strang and Buting garnered a cult fanbase thanks to Making a Murderer, whichexamines the intricacies of Averys case and presents the theory that he was framed for the murder of Teresa Halbach by Manitowoc County law enforcement. In the series, and during interviews after it became aphenomenon,Strang and Buting said they suspected law enforcementofficialsof foul play,such astampering with the juryand planting evidence.
Avery is currently serving a life sentence for Halbachs murder.He was convicted of the crime in 2005, two years after being exonerated by DNA evidence in an unrelated rape case for which he served 18 years. Avery was also in the process of suing Manitowoc County for $36 million when he was slapped with the murder charge.
Dean Strang and Jerry Buting A Conversation on Justice Tour Dates
April 16 Boston, MA @ Berklee Performance Center
April 17 New York City, NY @ Beacon Theatre
April 24 Los Angeles, CA @ The Theatre at Ace Hotel
April 30 Columbus, OH @ Palace Theatre
May 1 Cincinnati, OH @ Aronoff Center for the Arts
May 20 Durham, NC @ Durham Performing Arts Center
May 21 Houston, TX @ Cullen Performance Hall
May 22 Dallas, TX @ Majestic Theatre
June 2 Minneapolis, MN @ Northrop Auditorium
June 3 Chicago, IL @ Chicago Theatre
June 10 Cleveland, OH @ Playhouse Square Center
June 11 Toronto, ON @ Sony Centre for the Performing Arts
June 12 Atlanta, GA @ Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre
June 17 Seattle, WA @ Paramount Theatre
June 18 San Francisco, CA @ The Warfield
June 19 Portland, OR at Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall
July 15 Kansas City, MO @ Arvest Bank Theatre at The Midland
July 16 Denver, CO @ Paramount Theatre
July 17 San Diego, CA @ Balboa Theatre
July 29 Vancouver, BC @ The Orpheum
July 30 Calgary, AB @ Southern Alberta Jubilee Auditorium
July 31 Edmonton AB @ Northern Alberta Jubilee Auditorium
August 12 Phoenix, AZ @ Celebrity Theatre
August 13 Austin, TX @ Paramount Theatre
August 14 Nashville, TN @ Tennessee Performing Arts Center
August 20 Clearwater, FL @ Ruth Eckerd Hall
August 21 Fort Lauderdale, FL @ Broward Center for the Performing Arts