The mother of Steven Avery, the man who was at the centre of Netflix's Making a Murderer, has died aged 83. Steven's attorney, Kathleen Zellner, confirmed Dolores had passed away on Thursday morning.
Her death comes just a day before Steven's 59th birthday. Kathleen sent a message to followers of Steven asking for their support after he suffered "another cruel blow".
She tweeted: "Update: Fate dealt another cruel blow to Steven Avery today right before his birthday tomorrow; his mother Dolores Avery passed away at 6:50 am. "He needs your support now more than ever," she continued before saying "RIP Ma Avery".
Steven's brother Earl told TMZ that his mum had been in hospice care in the weeks prior to death and said she had dementia. He
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