“Have you seen the Netflix sensation Making a Murderer? It’s a wild ride. It’s not just about one man’s wrongful conviction and exoneration; it highlights the systematic flaws in the criminal justice system that afflict the entire country. It also demonstrates how the media can shape the story of a presumed innocent man and sway public opinion before he gets his day in court. What is your name, by the way?”

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“I no longer enjoy long walks on the beach because of Gregory Allen.”

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“Dousing a cat in gasoline and throwing it into a fire is disturbing, but it doesn’t mean Steven Avery is guilty of murder. To answer your question, my favorite water sport is wakeboarding.”

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“I equate being in a relationship to being part of a great team. Two people that complement each other – celebrate the other’s strengths and accept their flaws, like Steven Avery’s defense team, Dean Strang and Jerry Buting.” [Pulls out pocket knife and into the bark of a tree, carves the outline of a heart with DS + JB in the center.]

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“M-A-N-I-T-O-W-O-C.”

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“My last relationship ended because my girlfriend thought special prosecutor Ken Kratz was ‘doable.’”

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“I’m a mama’s boy, for sure. She loves and supports me, no matter what. She would never wait outside an interrogation room, like Brendan Dassey’s mother did, while two gung-ho detectives interviewed her son without a lawyer present.”

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“I love spur-of-the-moment road trips! I’d totally let you control the radio! I hope you don’t drive a RAV 4!”

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“Where do I imagine myself in five years? Married. Two kids. A dog. Celebrating the acquittals of Steven Avery and Brendan Dassey.”

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“You didn’t get a rose tonight because we are different people in different places in our lives. You are a person who has not watched Making a Murderer, and I am a person who has. It would never work.”