How Is Adnan Syed A Guilty Guilty Or Innocent

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Adnan Syed: Guilty or Innocent?

On January 13, 1999, a high schooler named Hae Min Lee was murdered. Police instantly questioned anyone who may be associated with the case. Everyone stated what they knew about the murder, but all the pieces contradicted one another. Is Adnan innocent or guilty? The case of Hae Min Lee disappearing struck everyone. It was an ordinary day until Hae’s cousin’s family noticed she didn't pick her little cousin up. Adnan Syed, an ex-boyfriend of Hae’s, and Jay Wilds, the witness that testified against Adnan in court, are two suspects that could have murdered Hae. Sarah Keonig, an investigator from the Serial Podcast, is curious about what really occurred and reopened the case practically seventeen years later. As …show more content…

Rabia, a lawyer and advocate for Adnan’s innocence, was discussing with Sarah Koenig about how Adnan was a good student who's smart, kind, goofy, and handsome. Rabia concludes, “He was an honor roll student, volunteer EMT. He was on the football team. He was a star runner on the track team. He was the homecoming king. He led prayers at the mosque. Everybody knew Adnan to be somebody who was going to do something really big” (Ep. 1, p. 4). Here, Rabia is saying that Adnan was involved in a lot of school related activities and people viewed him as a successful person. Usually, people with a handful of things to do wouldn't have time to murder someone. Sarah Koenig continues to elaborate how Adnan was overall an exceptional student who wouldn’t suddenly lash out and murder his ex-girlfriend, “He was prince of his junior prom, and this at a high school that was majority black. They picked the Pakistani Muslim kid. So you get the picture. He was an incredibly likable and well-liked kid” (Ep. 1, p. 5). To put it differently, nobody had anything against Adnan and he held a good reputation. Normally people won’t suspect a likable person to kill someone. Therefore, Adnan is innocent because he is an amiable person and doesn't have time to kill somebody due to participating in various school

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