“He cried and couldn’t believe it”. Hae Min Lee, a high school student, disappeared one day after school in Baltimore, Maryland, in 1999. Her body was found in a city park a hundred feet from the edge of the roadway a month later. She had been strangled, her autopsy showed. Adnan Syed, her 17-year-old ex-boyfriend, was arrested for the crime and given a life term. Because the judge dropped the case and ruled that he was innocent, he only served about 23 years. Like teens everywhere, Hae and Adnan were in a toxic relationship ship, breaking up and then getting back together the following day. They attended Woodlawn High School together. There are many people who argue that he is innocent and wrongfully convicted. Adnan Syed did not kill Hae min lee because there is not enough evidence linking him to the murder of Hae Min Lee and because of Jay’s inconsistencies. …show more content…
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. Second, the cell phone evidence used to place Adnan at the site of Hae’s disappearance has been questioned because the technology back then in 1999 was not very accurate. Finally, there is no physical evidence linking Adnan to the
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.
Undisclosed and Serial, two podcasts, have made Adnan Syed’s case a public phenomenon. This case originated on January 13th, 1999. Hae Min Lee, a senior at Woodlawn High School, was found murdered and buried in Leakin Park about a month later. Adnan and Hae dated and had broken up shortly before the incident took place. This makes Adnan a main suspect in the investigation of her disappearance and murder.
Let me start by breaking down this case for you. On January 13, 1999, in Baltimore, Maryland Hae Min Lee went missing from her school. Following this event she was murdered and buried in Leakin Park. She was found in a shallow grave at Leakin Park on February 1999. Keep Leakin Park in mind as it is important to the whole case.
Adnan Syed vs. Justice system Adnan Syed is a famous figure who is widely known for being the subject of the first serial season of the popular podcast ‘’Serial “. He was born in Baltimore and was serving a life sentence until his release in 2022 for a murder he was convicted for in 2000.During his trial for the murder of high school classmate Hae Min Lee, his then attorney represented him poorly,contributing multiple factors leading to his imprisonment. Since then, advocates for Syed believe he was wrongly accused of the crime. On January 13, 1999 The body of Hae min lee was found in Leakin Park by a worker there. The detectives’ Main suspect was the ex-boyfriend Adnan Syed, Based on the story of only one key witness, Jay, Adnan was dragged out of his home and put in handcuffs.
The evidence will show that the State's main witness, Jay Wilds, who was allegedly involved in the aiding of the victims murder, is an unreliable witness. Jay’s testimony has many inconsistencies and misleading information. During Jay’s interrogation with the police, he changes multiple parts of his story. The following are a few of the modifications the witness made, one Jay states to have refused to help in the digging of the victims grave but later reforms his story and states he did. Two, Jay told police Adnan informed him about his plan to murder Ms. Lee the day the murder occurred but later alters his story and says Adnan had frequently mentioned killing her.
I look at this as, this is just a case that wasn’t ready to be brought. You don’t have enough to put Adnan away. Not to me, you don’t” (Ep. 7, p. 105). Since we’ve got Jay changing the story of the murder throughout the podcast, that usually is a major sign that someone is lying. If he’s lying, the evidence wouldn’t be used because lies are unacceptable to determine someone’s guilt.
In this testimony, Jay incriminates Adnan by saying he was shown Hae’s body and made to help Adnan bury her. Cell phone records and other testimonies corroborated Jay’s version. However, during the multiple retellings of his testimony, Jay’s story had several inconsistencies. During the trial and his interviews, Jay’s testimonies have wildly different versions of where he was shown the body, whether Adnan planned the murder ahead of time, where the murder took place, as well as many others details. Jay was also told by the detectives that, if he failed to incriminate Adnan, he would be the primary suspect in the case.
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.
The ex boyfriend who’s name was Adnan Syed was accused of killing his girlfriend but claims that he is innocent and he’s trying to make himself not seem guilty. Adnan Syed is the murder of killing Hae Lee who is his ex girlfriend. Hae lee went missing on January 13, 1999. Four weeks later her body as found in Linkin Park. The case was towards Adnan Syed, who was convicted and sent to jail for life for the murder.
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.
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.
The Prosecution's case was more robust than Adnan with the Prosecution using a combination of witness testimonies and cell phone records, painting Adnan as guilty. In contrast, the defense struggled to provide coherent and compelling evidence. Adnan's defense focused more on moving the blame to someone else, or they tried to discredit Jay's testimony. The only attempt to prove Adnan was innocent was by Asia McClain," Asia plus boyfriend saw him in library 2:15 to 3:15" (Serial 1.18). This evidence would have shown Adnan's innocence.
Adnan Syed is a high school senior at Woodlawn High School in Maryland, Baltimore. His ex-girlfriend, Hae Min Lee, is reported missing in February 1999. Later on, is found dead, buried in Leakin Park. Many people believe Adnan Syed is the murderer of Hae Min Lee. Adnan is not guilty.
Your honor, ladies and gentlemen of the jury, opposing counsel, my name is Piper Travis, representing the defendant in this action. My client Adnan Syed was wrongfully convicted of a crime he did not commit. He was imprisoned for 15 years for supposedly murdering his former girlfriend, eighteen-year-old Hae Min Lee even though there was no proper evidence to convict him. One of his friends at the time, Jay, claims that Adnan killed Hae, but the inconsistencies in his story should make him more of a prime suspect in this case rather than Adnan. He states that Syed killed Lee and later showed him the body inside a Best Buy parking lot, and they later buried the body at Leakin Park.
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.