Evidence Surrounding The Serial Podcast: The Case Of Adnan Syed

This is what checks out about the conviction. The neighborhood boy that witnessed Adnan showing Haes body to Jay, seems to be the exact same story that Jay confirmed at the trial. However, Koenig explains how the neighborhood boy saw a movie and it could be possible that it adapted to this story; witnessing something traumatizing would be something to be able to tell

Deirdre Enright, one professional who is helping investigate Syed’s case, says right off the bat that the state’s case against Adnan is ‘very thin.’ Deirdre Enright is the director of the University of Virginia School of Law's Project for Informed Reform and Center for Criminal Justice. Enright has worked with many cases to find if the convicted are truly guilty. Enright has come to the conclusion, if someone who is convicted is not guilty, they are the worst person to help prove their innocence. She explains this to Koenig; Koenig worries though that Syed might just be this charming sociopath, to which Enright replies, “The odds of you getting the charming sociopath, you’re just not that lucky.”

Because he had signed the confession there was little to know hope for his defense. Even though he had 4 alibi witnesses testify in court the confession he had signed was overwhelming evidence to convict him. However, he maintained his innocence throughout the trial and

The prosecution case against Adnan Syed was mainly based on the testimony of Jay wilds, who said he helped bury Hae Min Lee's body. Jay's testimony was supported by the cell phone records that placed Adnan on the site on the Day Hae Min Lee disappeared. According to the prosecution, the evidence sayed that Adnan had a motive to Kill Hae, because he was jealous and possessive of her. However, there are inconsistinces in Jay’s testimony, which has changed multiple times over the years. Some people also claimed that He was pressured into providing false testimony by the police.

In Episode 1, host Sarah Koenig highlights how the prosecution's timeline of events is riddled with inconsistencies and relies heavily on the memory of key witnesses, including Jay Wilds. Jay's changing story is documented in Episode 8, where he admits to providing false statements during the trial. It's worth noting that the prosecution's case against Adnan Syed relied heavily on circumstantial evidence,

She does not fully evaluate who other possible suspects could be, and their role in Hae Min Lee’s death. This proves her bias, as a complete evaluation of the case must include an evaluation of other suspects. Furthermore, Sarah Koenig did not objectively evaluate Jay Wilds’ witness statement. Instead of solely focusing on what Wilds said and the factual evidence to support it, she attacks Wilds' credibility in a biased manner. In the podcast, Koenig stated, “Jay sold weed”.

The thing is with fingerprints you never know how old they are, there’s no timestamp with them. He could’ve touched the map years ago, however you can’t tell. Second, the time of 1998 of Decemeber when Syed and Lee broke up because of their cultural differences. The prosecutor claimed “He became enraged. He felt betrayed that his honor had been besmirched, and he became very angry, and he set out to kill Hae Min Lee.”

.I think that kind of sums it up for Jay. Adnan Syed is innocent of the murder of Hae Min Lee because there is hardly any evidence leading to Adnan being guilty. The first reason I believe Adnan is innocent is witnesses said Adnan was at the library at the time Hae was murdered therefore it is impossible for Adnan

I want to start off with the fact that Jay’s story changed a couple times. It proves two things since he changed his story: He doesn’t know the full story, and he is not trustworthy. See it from Jay’s perspective. If you're talking to the cops about a murder that you somewhat helped commit, remembering the story you told the cops the first time would be the bare minimum. Instead, he has some tiny details that have changed but also can be seen as big.

During the case, the previous motives and Jay was the only substantial “evidence” against Adnan. Jay tells the police and investigators that he had helped bury Hae’s body (Also discussed in Serial S1 E4). In the article Adnan Syed is Innocent and I Can Prove It: Lawyer Rabia Chaudry it states” Wilds testified that after he and Syed buried Lee, Syed drove Lee's car from the park to a nearby street and dumped it. Yet no soil from Leakin Park was ever found in or on Lee's car in tests conducted by the Baltimore Police crime lab, Chaudry tells PEOPLE.”

Jay Wild is a key witness to the murder of Hae Min Lee. He was an acquaintance of Adnan from high school. Adnan bought weed from Jay and smoked together a few times. He claims Adnan showed him the body and was forced to help bury Hae. “The cops interview him at least four times that I know about.

Plus Adnan gets his lawyer through the prosecutor, and the lawyer doesn't even try hard enough to protect Adnan’s rights. Jay Wilds was a key suspect in the Hae Min Lee case. He testified against Adnan Syed, Lee's ex-boyfriend, claiming he helped Syed bury the body. His testimony was a key piece of evidence used to convict Syed. The possibility of Jay lying about Adnan is always present, as Jay may have a motive or incentive to portray Adnan in a negative light.

Ultimately, Wilds was changing his narrative of what occurred on January 13, 1999. Whether the changes were intentional or a fluke it is very important to consider why the justice system did not scrutinize these inconsistencies. An essential piece of evidence Jay has modified through his testimonies is, ”In the first statement he says Adnan mentions it that same day, January 13, while they’re driving Adnan back to school at lunchtime. In the second taped statement he says Adnan told him the night before and also that Adnan had been talking about it for four or five days already. When he testifies at trial though, he goes back to the first version that he first heard about it from Adnan on the thirteenth,” (in-text citation).

However, the beginning ends with detectives interviewing Jay, an acquaintance of Adnan, who claims that Adnan repeatedly spoke about murdering Hae, and called him when he had supposedly

She states “A year after Adnan was arrested and the case came to trial, Jay walked up to the witness stand. There’s a moment when Adnan muttered something to him” (45). By Adnan calling Jay pathetic he showed that he couldn’t believe Jay would rat him out. This incident shows that Adnan is a liar and is mad at Jay for going to the police, showing that he is guilty. Even after controlling himself through the whole case he snapped when he saw the man that betrayed him.