Adnan Syed Case Study

Adnan Syed, 19, was convicted of murder fifteen years ago that placed him in prison for life. Mr. Syed, a Muslim, was charged with the murder of his ex girlfriend, Hae Min Lee, by strangling her and burying her body in Leakin Park. With this in mind, Adnan had a friend, Jay Wilds, who had assisted Adnan in the crime, but walked free out of his trial without having to serve any time in prison. Jay’s testimony of the crime had many inconsistencies that should’ve made him untrustworthy, but the jury still used his story as evidence to decide if Adnan is guilty of murder. Furthermore, the Serial podcast episodes, with Sarah Koenig as the narrator, involves Sarah reviewing the whole case of the crime as she also added many pieces of evidence from family and friends of Adnan and Hae, criminal detectors and the cops to try and discover the truth. The search for the truth without any clear details or information can make it very difficult to come to a conclusion. And after listening to all 12 Serial podcasts, I believe that Adnan deserves another trial, but it wouldn’t change the outcome from the first trial without more evidence. The inaccuracy after tracking Adnan’s cell records on January 13th (the day of Hae’s death) creates confusion in Jay’s testimony. Jay was believed to have borrowed Adnan’s cell
The case shows the jury’s bias and that changes the whole idea that everyone deserves equality. Adnan didn’t get the equality in his trial as the jury favored Jay Wild’s testimony. This is an issue because equality is significant to Americans because it is one of the most important rights that Americans have, and Adnan was denied of these rights in his trial. It also shows the biased opinions that could happen in court in other crime cases or any other case of proving people guilty or innocent. Therefore, Adnan Syed deserves to be granted with a second trial to prove his