Mario A. Casciaro is an American man who was originally convicted for the 2002 disappearance and presumed murder of Brian Carrick in Johnsburg, Illinois, then later released due to an overturned verdict.
[2] Casciaro was first arrested in June 2007 and charged in McHenry County with nine counts of perjury related to the disappearance of Carrick.
[6] In September 2015, the Second District Appellate Court of Illinois unanimously overturned Casciaro's conviction for Murder on direct appeal.
[5] He was represented by Kathleen Zellner, a prominent attorney who is known for her representation of Steven Avery on Making a Murderer Season 2.
[11] Mario Casciaro is a 2005 graduate of Illinois State University with a bachelor's degree in finance and a minor in political science.