On January 13th, 1999, a popular senior at Woodlawn High School in Baltimore, Maryland, disappears. The girl, Hae Min Lee, was later found in Leakin Park with marks proving she was strangled to death. Six weeks later, Adnan Syed, Lee’s classmate and ex-boyfriend, was arrested and sentenced to life in prison plus 30 years. A friend of Adnan, Jay, who graduated the spring prior from Woodlawn, is the only person with a timeline for the 13th of January and, unfortunately, it makes Adnan look guilty. But, with multiple inconsistencies and stories that do not match the other gathered evidence, Jay’s story is not perfect. Adnan claims that his involvement in the crime is nonexistent, but, with no clear evidence proving his innocence, no one knows …show more content…
No one really knows what happened to Hae Min Lee that afternoon, except the one who killed her. But, with no evidence, the jury and the judge decided to sentence Adnan for a crime that were not sure he committed. The inconsistencies alone in Jay’s story show that there is not enough solid evidence to show that Adnan truly killed Hae. Plus, the phone records clearly show that Jay is lying about what happened or where they were at what time. The statements from the classmates or people that knew Adnan also show that Adnan was not with Jay or Hae at the time of her “death” and that Hae was not dead by 2:36 that afternoon. More than 3 people said that they saw both of these people around 3. Although Jay was able to show the police where Hae’s body and car were on that day, he is unable to show the police where the body was buried. This is weird because Jay claims he was with Adnan when they drove to Leakin Park and buried the body on the side of the road. Surely, one cannot forget where they buried the body of a girl they just killed. With the changes in the stories and the different statements from the people around the town, the idea that Adnan killed Hae doesn’t add up. There is no direct proof that Adnan killed her, and Jay is the only person who has a timeline. Instead of accusing Adnan of killing Hae, maybe everyone should be accusing someone
On January 13, 1999, Hae Min Lee was reported missing and later found dead in Leakin park in Baltimore . Adnan Syed, Hae Min Lee’s ex boyfriend was convicted of the murder then sentenced to life on the charge of 1st degree murder. Jay Wilds was the witness for the trial that stated that Adnan had killed Hae, and both Adnan and himself had buried the body. Adnan’s lawyer for this trial was Christina Gutierrez who failed to use the only alibi for Adnan, Asia McClain, and go through DNA evidence on Hae. I believe Adnan Syed should be granted a second trial, because of the competence of his attorney.
Maria Del Carmen Garcia AP Seminar 31 August 2017 Innocent Until Proven Guilty The homicide of Hae Min Lee is intriguing considering how many facts don't add up and the many holes there was and still is in the entire investigation. In the beginning no one knows who did what and who was where? It is hard to recall a day that happened months ago.
Looking at another person’s perspective of the case, Katie Clifford, in her view, “In our files, we have a lot of things, evidence they collected that got sent off and we don’t have reports for everything and we are curious about the results that we don’t have and whether or not those exist and just why they’re not in the files that we have.” Katie Clifford is one of Deirdre Enright’s students, Adnan’s former lawyer. Moreover, since we are considering possible suspects we should talk about how Adnan became the star suspect of this
Imagine being interrogated about a mundane and orthodox day, one month ago, that you have little recollection of; this was the case with Adnan. Unable to provide sufficient evidence, and with the aid of Jay’s claim to being a witness of the murder, Adnan was arrested shortly
Jay tells investigators that Adnan was carefully plotting Hae’s murder. Later he says he didn't believe Adnan was serious and thought it was all a big joke. When Jay is questioned on why he didn't come forward to prevent this murder, he says he was afraid that he would be put in jail for selling drugs. Jay also says he kept quiet because Adnan threatened to hurt Stephanie, Jay’s girlfriend. Keep in mind Jay’s testimony is the state's main indication Adnan is guilty.
With so many different stories and countless pieces to the puzzle, it’s hard to find the truth beneath it all. As we listened to the case of Adnan Syed unfold, through the podcast Serial, by Sarah Koenig, we see just how hard it is to find the truth with so many changing stories and endless lies. Adnan Syed was convicted, and sentenced to life in prison, for the murder of Hae Min Lee. Adnan was Hae’s ex-boyfriend and they both attended Woodlawn High School in Baltimore, Maryland.
“ Okay, so no one actually testified at trial that they saw Hae and Adnan leave school together.” So nobody saw them leave together, that’s some evidence that Adnan didn’t kill Hae. Also some people said “They’re still friendly; several people said they couldn’t tell or didn’t know that Hae and Adnan broke up.” so basically they were still pretty close after their breakup so honestly there is no motive that Adnan would have used to kill Hae. (S1.ep2.pg.40),
They never used his alibi Asia, stating that he was in the library during the time of the murder. The DNA found on Haes Lee's body was never tested, because it cost to much to do so. The lack of evidence was a big issue with the case. Looking back the only thing the state had on Adnan was Jay's stories. Jay is not a very reliable source.
In January, 1999 a teenage girl was found murdered, and her ex-boyfriend, Adnan Syed, was found guilty on minimal evidence. The sentence of Adnan not only shook the entirety of the families and friends of Lee and Syed, but all of America in 2014 when Sarah Koenig started a podcast, titled Serial. Adnan Syed should not have been found guilty in 1999, and using sources from Serial, including a timeline that does not make sense and that has been changed many times, conflicting stories from people involved with the murder, and lack of evidence used to sentence Adnan Syed for being guilty. The first piece of evidence that the state proposed to the judge and jury was the timeline that Jay Wilds told police. In Jay’s statement to police at his first
These two reasons are all that a person should need to believe that Adnan didn't have enough motive, or time, to kill Hae. Jays testimony sets the timeline and proves there is enough evidence, which is not presented by Adnan’s lawyer, to say Adnan is innocent by a straying story. The time period where Hae could've been killed does not match Adnan’s timeline. Jay, who is a convicted felon, was the only witness and is trusted to give a good story. Cristina Gutierrez, who was Adnan’s lawyer, had medical issues that distracted her from using useful information in his case.
On January 13th, 1999, a 17 year old girl named Hae Min Lee was manually strangled and murdered, and the convicted killer: her ex-boyfriend. Hae’s body was found a month later on February 9th. Over the past decade, the continuity of the case has been questioned, rejected, or accepted by hundreds of listeners to “Serial”, a podcast narrating and interpreting every piece of evidence the host, Sarah Koeing, could come across. Through her hours of looking through court records, interviews, and even meeting with the alleged murderer, the case has been subject to public opinion. Adnan Syed did not kill Hae Min Lee because he had a reliable alibi, the witnesses had inconsistent stories, and there was never a clear motive.
Anya Schultz, the author of a review titled Serial: A Captivating New Podcast, works to show how multiple narratives and stories can be manipulated and sometimes vastly misinterpreted. Serial, an intriguing, enthralling podcast hosted by Sarah Koenig, tells the story of Hae Min Lee, a young, beautiful, high school senior who was murdered in 1999. Lee 's case, as Koenig and Schultz point out, has a few missing pieces of information that were never accounted for. For example, how did the jury come to the conclusion that Lee 's ex-boyfriend, Adnan Syed, was truly guilty? Why did Syed 's lawyer forget to mention the letter from his acquaintance Asia McClain that could have polished his alibi?
On February 9th Haes' body was found in Leaken Park by a maintenance man. Her cause of death was ruled as manual strangulation. Adnans friends and family were all surprised when Adnan (Hae's ex boyfriend) was arrested for her murder. Everyone described their relationship as " a normal high school relationship. " The couple loved each other they had normal high school arguments but always made up and were back in love.
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.
This proves that Adnan was the one who killed her. Jay and Adnan both committed a serious crime. Adnan killed Hae with the help from