Does Adnan Syed Deserve Being Locked Up?

We believe that Jay is guilty. In the next five minutes we will prove to you that Adnan is in fact innocent and why Jay should be in jail. Adnan was close friends with Jay’s girlfriend Stephanie which is what we believe Jay’s motive was to murder Hae. The court convicted Adnan of the murder with the motive of being jealous of Hae’s new relationship. We argue that the motive of jealousy was what made Jay kill Hae Min Lee.

The Serial podcast, hosted by Sarah Koenig, is about the murder of young Woodlawn High School student Hae Min Lee. Hae was a smart, ambitious, and outgoing young lady taken from this world too soon. Sarah Koenig and the podcast takes us through the ins and outs of typical and unusual teenager behavior to try and uncover something unseen in this case. Adnan Syed, the now convicted murder, and Jay Wilds, the state’s only witness, are the key people of this story. I believe Adnan’s innocence should be maintained because Jay’s story should not have been used for evidence, there was not enough evidence to even arrest Adnan, and Adnan had a trustworthy alibi.

A lot of people wonder if Adnan Syed is guilty or innocent, today as a legal assistant I'm going to tell you one important reason why he is innocent. Adnan is not guilty because there is another potential suspect like Jay. Jay's story that "proves" Adnan's guilt, has changed every interview and testimony. Jay had intimate knowledge of the crime he knew things, like if he knew every single thing that Adnan was thinking about which makes everything looked suspicious. Also Jay's stories don't quite match Adnan's cell records.

Adnan Syed is accused of murdering his ex-girlfriend, and various factors present him as a very likely suspect. Information put together by the state 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, journalist 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

It may have seemed like a clear verdict, but nine years later, he was found innocent and pardoned, the first man ever to be released from death row. Nine years later, he describes his time in prison as “Hell on Earth” (Bloodsworth). Nine years later, he faces a system in which his case is but one of the numerous wrongful convictions that take place or have taken place in this country. Ladies and gentlemen, nine years later, wrongful convictions are absolutely a problem in the United States, one that, every day, costs innocent people their freedom.

30 years after being convicted in the rape and murder of an 11 year-old girl, two mentally disabled half-brothers were declared innocent and released. McCollum, 50, had spent 30 years on death row and Leon Brown, 46 was serving a life sentence. McCollum and Brown who were 19 and 15 at the time were first arrested because of suspicion cast on them by a local teenager who had consider them outsiders. McCollum was questioned with no lawyers present and after 5 hours of questioning he eventually made up a story and signed a confession so that the investigators would let him go home. Brown, after being told that his half-brother had confessed and that he would severely punished if he didn’t cooperate he also signed a confession. They had both initially received death sentences but after new trials were ordered by the State Supreme Court, Mr. Brown was convicted only of

Back in 1999 a murder case took place involving two students at Woodlawn High School resulting in the arrest of Adnan Syed. Adnan was the ex boyfriend of victim Hae Min Lee, and was the main suspect as her murderer. This case would have been straight and simple, however, information and allegations made by witnesses and alibi’s led to contradiction and confusion in the courts. With stories told by Jay, Adnan’s friend, and unexplained cellphone records, things became more confusing with each and every new piece of evidence presented. In my opinion there needs to be a retrial due to the fact that the evidence isn’t completely clear and several contradictions amongst the stories.

I observed Ghufran Zafar’s murder trial on April 5th and 6th in the first criminal district court. He was accused of murdering his wife in their Arlington home in April of 2016. When I arrived on Wednesday, the prosecution had just called Sergeant Neil Landers to the stand. After he was sworn in, the questions

Jodi Arias should receive the death penalty for violently murdering Travis Alexander. Arias planned on murdering Alexander when she traveled to Arizona. Arias brutally murdered a man who did not want to be in a relationship with her and then Arias lied about it. Alexander’s family and friends would like to see her receive the death penalty. Arias also said she would like the death penalty in an interview. Arias has been manipulative and deceiving through the trial and she made statements that were defamatory to Alexander’s character. She is not remorseful for what she has done.

In January 1999, Adnan Syed, who may or may not have been wrongly convicted of killing Hae Min Lee, who was his ex- girlfriend. She disappeared in January 13, 1999. The police and detective said that Adnan killed Hae according to Jay’s story; however, Jay lied many times to protect himself. Because Jay was sold marijuana, he was afraid that the police might arrest him. In addition, there were more than one witness who saw Adnan and Hae not together at 2:36 P.M when she was killed, so the police notice that Hae was killed at 3:15 P.M. According to Jay’s story that time he and Adnan was together at the mall. Therefore, Jay lied about where he was, and Adnan does not support Jay’s story. While there are many probability of what happened in January

What would you do if you were Adnan Syed, who got convicted of a murder he didn’t do and got an unfair trial? The story of serial narrated by Sarah Koenig is about a 17-year old teen, that got accused of murder and didn’t get a fair trial, and now Sarah Koenig is trying to crack this case, even though she’s not a professional at it . Jay Wilds is a key witness that says he was a part of the murder because he says he helped bury the body of Hae Min Lee, but didn’t get jail time . This story is interesting because when you start listening to the podcast it gets you into it, in other words you can visualize it and it doesn't get you bored, it makes you want to listen to it more . I believe that Adnan Syed is not guilty of the murder of Hae Min

Upon further investigation, the reliability of evidence used in the first case, such as cell phones and Jay Wild’s testimony, is questionable. In the case of Wild’s testimony, it is a known fact that he repeatedly lied about Adnan’s and his own involvement in Lee’s murder (Koenig, 2014). At the trial, Jay testified that he first saw Hae’s body in the back of her car at Best Buy and that Adnan showed signs of an intention to kill Lee. In his interview, he claimed to have seen the body at his grandmother’s house and that Adnan did not show any intent to kill Hae (Chaudry, 2014). Jay’s testimony should not have had the credibility to convince a jury of Adnan’s guilt beyond reasonable doubt. Additionally, Adnan’s case lacked effective and thorough investigation. Police, prosecutors, and the defense failed to investigate a number of important potential pieces of evidence: Jay and Jenn’s call records, students who saw Adnan at school during the time of the murder, DNA testing, and failing to interview individuals who were a part of the state’s testimony (Chaudry, 2014). The Serial podcast revealed facts that contradict the state’s case. Witnesses said that they saw Hae Lee at school at the supposed time of her murder and the murder time frame is not realistic given Adnan’s circumstances. The team behind the Serial podcast attempted to recreate the time frame of Hae’s murder by

This shows adnan is manipulative and lacks credibility. Lied about Hae wanting to get back together. Adnan said he didn’t ask Hae for a ride, but eyewitnesses saw Adnan get in Hae’s car. Adnan and Jay were going to get a present for Stephanie( Jay’s girlfriend). They drove halfway around Baltimore, they weren't getting a present for Stephanie. Jay drops Adnan off late for his final class but Jay isn't open to give Adnan a ride to nowhere, he wants to get from Hae. Adnan denies this when asked for but several people state he asked again. Adnan said he was on his way to the mosque with his father at 7pm but in true, he wasn't on

The podcast Serial explores the murder of Hae Min Lee in 1999 involving intense evidence for each episode portraying the moments up until Lee’s murder. There were many people who were tied to her murder but Adnan Syed; her ex-boyfriend becomes the central character. Jay Wilds, Syed’s friend is the key to the case, testifying against Syed, however, numerous questions arise about Jay and additional people and what his or their purpose was in this murder. For example, Jay admitted to burying Hae’s body but was fearful of speaking about it because of the illegal things he was into. Furthermore, Adnan Syed was convicted, however, the podcast will raise a number of questions around who really did kill Hae Min Lee.

It may seem difficult to believe that innocent people will confess to crimes they did not commit, but as this program shows, it does indeed happen. Investigators wore Crowe down in a systematic, methodical, and intentional campaign in order to elicit a confession. Criminal justice reform and social awareness needs to occur in order to prevent the “terrible injustice of convicting innocent persons based on false confessions” (Sangaro & Halpert, 2007).