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Hae Min Lee Case

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In 1999, the city of Baltimore had more than 300 murders. Hae Min Lee is one of the 300 murdered that year. At just 18 years old, Hae Min Lee was strangled on January 13th, 1999 at 2:36 PM. At 2:00 PM Adnan Syed had asked Hae if she could give him a ride so they could “talk”, he then proceeded to strangle her. Around five hours later, Adnan and Jay buried her body in Leakin Park. Adnan was then found guilty of first degree murder and kidnapping on February 25th, 2000. He was sentenced to life in prison. Adnan is guilty. Why? Adnan Syed is the only suspect with a distinct motive, he loved her. Love is a powerful thing, and when Hae broke up with Adnan, she made him feel betrayed and he became angry. After this, something in his mind triggered, sending violent thoughts towards her, and he ultimately decided to …show more content…

Adnan and Hae were in a romantic relationship. A serious, but very secretive relationship. Hae writes about their relationship in her diary quite often. In one entry, she says “ I like him, no I love him”(Ep. 2, Pg. 4), in another entry from prom night she says, “I swear he’s the sweetest guy[…] Now how can I not fall in love with this guy? Of course I gave him his first kiss on the lips, then I totally fell in love with him. Since then I keep on falling deeper and deeper in love with him.” (Ep. 2 Pg. 4) From these few entries in her diary it gives off the idea that their relationship is perfect, right? Wrong. It was not the perfect high school relationship everyone believed it to be. Adnan and Hae’s relationship was an on and off type of relationship. By Christmas time, they were officially broken up. The state argues that Adnan's motive for killing Hae was because of their break up, saying this was not a crime of pride or violence, but a crime of passion. With these details put together, it is very clear that Adnan’s motive for killing Hae is because of their tragic

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