Adnan Syed Case Study

Jay’s account of the story incriminates Adnan as the murderer of Hae. Jay starts off his statement with a conversation that was between him and Adnan. Jay claims that while shopping with Adnan he told him, “he was going to kill that bitch.” Adnan then leaves his car and cell phone with Jay so he can come pick him up after he had killed Hae. Later that afternoon Jay receives a call from Adnan, who tells him, “That bitch is dead. Come and get me. I’m at Best Buy.” Jay claims that when he arrives to pick up Adnan, he is shown Hae’s dead body which is in the back of the car. Jays says that he then drives Adnan back to school so he will have an alibi for Hae’s murder. After track practice Jay says he picked Adnan back up and drove him to Lincoln

A slight time after the arrest, Asia composed and sent a few letters to Adnan. These letters revealed that Asia claimed to see Adnan in the library on January 13th. However, a short period later she declared that “She’d only written it because she was getting pressure from the family” (Koenig, “The Alibi”). Adnan was again left without an alibi because it is clear that Asia did not see him in the library that specific day. Hae was just a typical teenager before she was murdered, meaning she had a diary. The diary was “entered into evidence at the trial”, so Sarah Koenig had the opportunity to grasp a copy(Koenig, “The Breakup”). Several of the entries were complaints about Adnan. The couple seemed to posses many issues. Hae mentions that Adnan constantly reminds her that she “is against his religion.” He even goes the distance to call her “a devil a few times”(Koenig, “The Breakup”). Messages Hae left behind in her diary prove that Adnan had a rational for murdering her. Every student is guilty of passing notes in the course of their school years. Adnan and Aisha were no different. They decided to have a conversation where “they were joking, making fun of Hae, making fun of themselves” (Koenig, “The Case Against Adnan Syed”). Upon reviewing the note, the words “I’m going to kill” were found on top of the page in Adnan’s handwriting. Aisha doesn’t recall those frightening words being written during the original time of the note. She stated that while reading the note at the trial, it was her first time seeing that part. Adnan obviously made plans to murder Hae Min Lee on his own because the note was found while searching his house (Koenig, “The Case Against Adnan Syed”). Because of the written proof of tension between Hae and Adnan, there was obvious frustration, which was a motive for Adnan Syed to commit the

On June 07, 2000, Adnan Syed was sentenced to life in prison for the murder of his former girlfriend Hae Min Lee. The evidence and statements made during this case changed often and did not prove Syed as guilty. Syed's friend, Jay Wilds, accused Syed of strangling Lee and showing him her body in a Best Buy parking lot. Wilds told the prosecution that he helped Syed bury her body in the Leakin Park woods on January 13, 1999. Many people had evidence that Syed could not have committed this crime; however, many of those people were never contacted or were never asked to testify.

In Sarah Koenig’s Serial, Adnan Syed has proven to anyone listening that he is guilty of murdering Hae Min Lee by denying any recollection of the day in question, manipulating his audience and Ms. Koenig herself, and by having all evidence point the finger in his direction. Mr. Adnan Syed was just 17 years old in 1999 when he was accused of murdering his ex-girlfriend Hae Min Lee. Adnan maintains that he has no memory whatsoever of what happened that day on January 13th, 1999. “I mean,

The podcast Serial, hosted by Sarah Koenig, follows the riveting murder mystery of Hae Min Lee, a well-loved senior at Woodlawn High School. The prime suspect was her ex-boyfriend, Adnan Syed, with whom she had broken up prior to her death. Throughout the series, Koenig analyzes court transcripts and investigates the prosecution’s evidence in order to determine whether or not Syed’s incarceration was justified. Due to the absence of physical evidence and numerous inconsistencies in the state’s allegations, Adnan Syed is innocent in the murder of his ex-girlfriend, Hae Min Lee.

From the evidence presented in the podcast and by the witnesses who claim to have seen Adnan Syed who can come to the conclusion that these alibis are not valid because of inconsistencies and errors in the case. When it comes to Adnan’s supposed alibi at the library, there are several errors that invalidate Adnan’s possible alibi. Asia Mcclain claims that “she specifically remembers me being at the library, at the public library, right after school.” (Koenig 1) But the problem with that is later after she had written the affidavit for the trial, Asia invalidated her original statement. “Asia had called one of the prosecutors in Adnan's case, a guy named Kevin Urick, and undermined her own statement.” (Koenig 1) According to Kevin Urick, “She was concerned, because she was being asked questions about an affidavit she'd

Adnan Syed is accused of murdering his ex-girlfriend, and various factors present him as a very likely suspect. Information- gathered from his peers- don’t add up, but instead prove he is innocent. Is Adnan guilty or innocent for his ex-girlfriend’s death? In the Serial Podcast, Sarah Koenig discusses the case, committed almost seventeen years ago, and uncovers new evidence that indicates Adnan’s innocence. Adnan Syed has been viewed as a boyfriend, honor roll student, and a murderer. Many described him as a smart, flirtatious, and a likable high schooler. On January 13, 1999, his ex-girlfriend- Hae Min Lee- was murdered. Investigators immediately assumed Adnan as the primary suspect because Hae had broken up with him, a month prior to the

Adnan Syed, the convicted murderer at a young age, got famous because Sarah Koenig made his case the subject of a national podcast called Serial. She believed the case was interesting because it was “confusing and there was not much evidence against him” yet he was convicted of a murder. The podcast Serial developed by This American Life, is nonfiction that is spoken by Sarah Koenig who is an investigative journalist. Sarah Koenig also mentions there was no real evidence that Adnan was the murderer. The View from LL2 has all the evidence from the podcast, “Serial: An Examination of the Prosecution’s Evidence Against Adnan Syed”, which reviews all available evidence for Adnan’s case. Also, from the article The View from LL2 explains what testimonies

Sarah interviewed a few people from Adanin’s school and church he went to everyone said he was a good kid. All of the kids at the school said he did look like a tough guy but he was way to nice to hurt anyone let alone kill them. Sarah said a guy from Adanin’s church saw him steal money from the church. But after he told Sarah that he even said he stole money from there also. Adanin was also only in 8th grade when he did that he didn’t realize who he was taking the money from.

On March 16, 2016, Mr. Rich Nix was found dead Wednesday at 9:00 AM in a remote hunting camp. The medical examiner arrived an hour later at 10:00 AM and later presumed that he died at 4:00 AM. At the scene, the victim was found dead on the table with a suicide note and pen, pills, broken mug, as well as a notebook. There were two people of interest which consisted of Patty (Mr. Rich Nix’s wife), and Sara Saint (colleague at Wayne State). Sara had been the last person Mr. Rich Nix had texted at 10:00 AM but the message had been deleted and was not able to be reviewed. Patty claims she had gone to her mother's home in Ohio (4 hours south) Friday and left from there at 10:00 AM, the rest of of week she worked from 6:00 AM to 6:00 PM, then Monday and Wednesday she attended yoga, finally on Tuesday she just went home. We are proceeding this case as a potential murder with Patty as a main suspect.

Over a decade and a half ago, a jury came back with their final verdict for a young man accused of murdering his ex girlfriend- guilty. The prosecution, with their stance that Adnan Syed lost everything when Hae Lee broke his heart, had succeeded. While a multitude of evidence supports the fact that Adnan is guilty of killing Hae, there are three primary clues; Jay’s testimony, the cell records, and Adnan’s own suspicious behavior. Casual friends, there was no reason for Jay to randomly decide to lie about Adnan killing Hae. And even if Jay was making things up, it’s extremely unlikely that the cell phone records would match his story. But the location of the cell tower pings do line up, and one call in particular undermines

The story of Ryan Ferguson is a bizarre case that many find difficult to comprehend. In 2001, a murder was committed and although DNA evidence was left behind, no suspects were found. The case became cold, until two years later when an anonymous call came saying that the murderer was Charles Erickson. Apparently, Chuck Erickson blacked out the night of Halloween and thought that he may have committed the crime because he was in the vicinity of the scene. When interrogated his story was loose and full of doubts. The police tell him about the murder weapon and various details of the crime, including motive.

On the afternoon of January 13th, 1999, in Baltimore, Hae goes missing after school. Six weeks later, her body is discovered in Leakin Park, and authorities show up to arrest Adnan for her murder. During interrogation, it becomes clear that Adnan cannot seem to remember where he was or what he was doing that afternoon. However, one of Adnan’s friends, well acquaintance rather, Jay, tells the detectives that he knows everything that happened that day and essentially took part in the burying/disposing of Hae’s body. So it is then decided that Jay will testify against Adnan in court, and his testimony will be what the State is solely basing their case off of. But there is a huge problem with this, Jay’s story is extremely choppy and inconsistent. Each episode in the podcast analyzes a different aspect of Adnan’s case, because to be honest, his case is very ambiguous, and he may very will be as innocent as he

My new partner, Jack, was a tall man, guessing he got deported down here, because I have never seen him previously. Moreover, we introduced ourselves, we made small talk but quickly got into the case. Looking at the murder scene, everything seemed a little off. The evidence that was here for us did not look like it was from a normal murderer, it seemed to have come from a person intelligent enough to hide who they were. There were no fingertips, no hair, no left weapon, everything seemed like the murderer planned everything out perfectly. Gathering as much evidence as we could, we head back to the police department. As we entered the department, I noticed that Jessica’s desk was cleared. Bewildered, me and Jack go to the upstairs room to run the files. “We think we know who murdered the sheriff, but no one wants to point fingers without evidence”, as Jack opened the door for me. Walking in, thoughts run through my head, it couldn't of been Jessica, could

Have you ever Wanted to see how a real crime is solved and How detective’s find a answer to their doubts? well this is a story of Adnan Syed and how he was found guilty for his ex-girlfriend's murder but yet the story turns as thing procced.