Examining Adnan Syed's Innocence with Serial Evidence Since the well-known podcast "Serial" brought Adnan Syed's case to the public's notice, it has been the subject of intense examination and discussion. The name Adnan Syed has come to be associated with “Serial”, one of the most well-known true crime podcasts ever. The podcast, which debuted in 2014, explores the murder of Hae Min Lee, a senior in high school, in Baltimore, Maryland; and the conviction of her ex-boyfriend Adnan Syed that followed. Adnan Syed is not guilty of the murder of Hae Min Lee; as the evidence against him is largely circumstantial, there are inconsistencies in the prosecution's timeline, and there are concerns about racial and religious bias in the investigation and …show more content…
Some people have concluded that Adnan Syed is guilty due to his poor memory and inability to provide evidence for his alibi during his testimony. The prosecution's case against Adnan Syed was primarily based on the testimony of Jay, a friend of Adnan who claimed that he helped him bury Hae Min Lee's body. However, Jay's testimony was inconsistent and changed several times throughout the investigation and trial. One of the most significant pieces of evidence that supports Adnan's innocence is the alibi witness, Asia McClain. In the discussion with Sarah Koenig and Rabia, a lawyer , Rabia explains what Adnan said to the audience, "He's like, the only thing I could offer is I remember there's a girl I go to school with. Her name's Asia McClain. He's like, right after I got arrested, she wrote me a couple of letters. And she said she also went to see my family. And she said she specifically remembers me being at the library, at the public library, right after school. "(pg. 21) McClain claims that she was with Syed at the time of the murder, and she provided letters and affidavits to support her story. The testimony of Jay was unreliable and inconsistent, while Asia McClain's testimony was consistent and supported by physical evidence. The evidence against Adnan is largely circumstantial therefore, it is reasonable to conclude that Adnan Syed is not guilty of the …show more content…
Adnan Syed is a Muslim and his family is from Pakistan, and there have been allegations that he was unfairly targeted and discriminated against by the police and the prosecution because of his background. This line of thinking is seen between Sarah and Deirdre Enright, where Enright explains to the audience, “I still don’t understand why you want this girl dead. Because she broke up with you? People break up with people all the time. I’m a little concerned about racial profiling here, you know?” (pg. 94) Despite the lack of evidence connecting him to the crime, the police and prosecution concentrated on him as a suspect from the start. There have been several instances of Muslims being unfairly targeted and falsely accused of criminal activities, leading some to speculate that Adnan's ethnicity and religion may have had something to do with this. Also the fact that there was another potential suspect who was not thoroughly investigated by the police at the time of the murder. For example, Hae Min Lee's new boyfriend, a white man with blue eyes and blonde hair, was dropped as a suspect because of his alibi of being at work, with evidence of a time stamp card, but his mother owns the store he works at and she could have altered the time to make her son not guilty, but this was not investigated. Additionally, there have been concerns about the quality of Adnan's legal
This Reveals Syed Wrong actions as it connects with the timeline of the calls given by the AT&T records and thus proving Adnan Syed being responsible because the whole story is adding up and connecting to wilds story. Likewise, the testimonies of witnesses proves Syed to be guilty as charged, as it adds up to create a story that proves him as a criminal. In the crime scene 4 witnesses are interviewed or info is obtained from them. According to wilds, Pusateri and vinson, “Wilds contacted Pusateri and asked her to pick him up at the Westview Mall… then he told her that Syed killed Lee that afternoon and placed her in the trunk of her car… he returned to Vinson’s house for the rest of the evening... Vinson testified that Syed and Wilds stopped by her apartment around 6 pm” and According to McClain, McClain had written Syed a letter… reminding him that she … had seen him at the Woodlawn Public Library… before 3 p.m. on January 13.
There is a severe lack of physical evidence in this case (reliable and unreliable). In the Serial podcast, Koeing states that; “The most incriminating piece of physical evidence against Adnan Syed was…a palm print. On a map… police found it in the backseat
Don could get around things and avoid certain things he didn’t want involved in. The cops only looked at Adnan but why not the older more recent
Although Adnan’s mom, Shamim Rahman, had never experienced discrimination herself, she believes that the police and prosecutors were driven by an anti-muslim feeling. I agree with Mrs. Rahman in that Adnan’s religion and culture played a role in how he was viewed by the justice system. Racial prejudice is a recurring pattern seen in all aspects of law enforcement. Even though Adnan was born in America and not Pakistan, he still formed a part of the targeted minority. Adnan’s upbringing and Muslim values is an argument made to justify the murder of Hae, who arguably tarnished Adnan’s reputation as a young Muslim man.
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.
Most of the time, the court is correct. I’ll admit that this case is the complete opposite. Everyone involved says different things; there is rarely any physical evidence, and most people agree the case doesn’t make sense. I believe Adnan Syed was wrongfully convicted because Jay's story isn’t clear and his real personality is different from what the courts said. To start off, Jay’s story on Adnan and that day always changes and doesn't make logical sense.
Nikko Sheppard Mr. Salazar English 3 9 February, 2023 Adnan Syed’s Innocence In 1999, 17-year-old Adnan Syed is accused of strangling and murdering his ex-girlfriend, Hae Min Lee. The two were classmates at Woodlawn High School, in Baltimore, Maryland. January 13, 1999, is the last day Hae is seen alive at school. On February 9th, Hae’s body is found buried in Leakin Park.
One piece of evidence that proves that Adnan is innocent and that did not kill Hae Lee is Jay's inconsistencies in his stories and interviews when talking to the police. When Jay is being interviewed by the police he tells in chronological order what happened and what he remembers from that night when Hae Lee was murdered. Evertime Jay told his story a small detail or location would change and not match up with the original story. In Episode 4: Inconsistencies Jay is being interviewed by the police, they had asked “why would you lie about the location? ”. Jay responded with, “Because I’m
Although many people may not believe it, Adnan Syed is innocent considering the fact that much of what was said in court is practically hearsay and there is very small amounts of evidence that prove that he took the life of Hae Min Lee. When the case was presented in court, there were many errors that the State chose to omit when Adnan was being tried. For instance, much of the evidence was unfathomed and therefore showed that there was next to no physical evidence that linked him to the crime… “No DNA, no fibers, no hairs, no matching soil from
The case of Adnan Syed, a high school student who was arrested for the murder of his ex-girlfriend Hae Min Lee, has been a topic of much debate and controversy. The prosecution built its case on circumstantial evidence, and Syed was convicted in 2000. However, the Serial podcast and the HBO docuseries, The Case Against Adnan Syed, have raised doubts about his guilt, and many people, including The Innocence Project, believe that he is innocent. Matt Hayward examines the evidence revealed in the Serial podcast and highlights the contradictions in the prosecution's case against Adnan Syed in his piece "Adnan Syed: Innocent or Guilty?" "There was no physical evidence linking Adnan to the crime scene," he claims.
Criminal Defense attorney Cristina Guiterrez was assigned to Adnan’s case. She had an impressive resume but in recent years her health and work ability had been on a decline. With multiple complaints from several clients, her reputation was tarnished. Just one year after she represented Adnan she was disbarred by consent in May of 2001. Guiterrez is on record saying, “Since I can’t defend myself against anything, and I can’t practice anyway, I decided to sign the consent” (CITE).
According to an article in Rolling Stone magazine, Syed’s guilt is clear due to incriminating evidence. Cell phone records indicate that on the night January 13, 1999, he was in the area where Lee’s body was located (McDonnell-Parry). Additionally, Jay Wilds, a primary witness and friend at the time, testified that on the day of Lee’s disappearance Adnan Syed was angry about his ex-girlfriend having started a new relationship with someone else and that he wanted to kill her (McDonnell-Parry). This reaction to her moving on further incriminated him because it gave him a motive to kill her (McDonnell-Parry). Through this evidence, the prosecuting attorneys presented a convincing argument against Adnan
Is the murderer truly guilty or was he at the wrong place at the wrong time? In the podcast Serial by Sarah Koenig has an impact on Adnan being guilty of murdering Hae Min Lee. The explanation of the lasting impact of guilt for murder underlines the difficult question that surrounds Adnan regarding whether he is guilty of murdering Hae min lee. There are many debates on how Adnan is guilty but there are two that stick out. Adnan Syed is guilty of killing Hae min lee because of the cell phone records pinpointed near the burial site where Hae’s body was discovered.
Adnan Syed was a big guy who lived in Baltimore the location of low-income immigrants was convicted in the case of killing Hae Min Lee his ex-girlfriend on January 13, 1999. Who was described as a beautiful athletic girl, smart and responsible. Hae’s body was found February 9, 1999, in Leakin Park by a maintenance guy named Mr.S.The cause of Hae’s death was strangled to death. Adnan was arrested February 28, 1999, for her murder. The state thinks because Adnan is an EMT he would know how to strangle and revive.
Relationships, lies, murder, conviction. These are all aspects that come into play when talking about the January 13th, 1999 murder of high school student Hae Min Lee. Adnan Syed, Hae’s 17-year-old ex-boyfriend was convicted of her murder in 2000. The problem with this is that the only evidence the state had to convict Adnan was the stories told by others, specifically someone named Jay who was with Adnan for some of the day Hae went missing and had possession of Adnan’s car and cell phone. He claims Adnan made him come pick him up after the murder was committed and assist him in burying Hae’s body.