Adnan Syed: Guilty Of First Degree Murder Of Hae Min Lee

Adnan Syed is speciously guilty of first degree murder of Hae Min Lee. Syed claims to have no recollection of the events that occurred on January 13, 1999 which, in some cases could be a way to further prove one’s innocence, but it also means Syed has no solid alibi to contradict Jay Wilds narrative of what exactly happened that day. If a person does not have an alibi verified with witnesses to counteract another person’s story claiming you murdered another person on a particular day, they are probably guilty of committing that crime. However, Syed was asked to account for a day that happened 6 weeks prior to questioning, it’s not irregular that he cannot remember specific details especially if it was just a regular old day for him. To start

However, his track coach and team mates cannot 100% verify this statement. “Their coach, Michael Psy, told the cops that Adnan probably was at track practice that day... But he couldn’t be 100% sure.” Sarah Koenig (Serial Podcast Episode 5 Route Talk). To follow Wilds timeline of the events that occurred that evening, Syed eventually does make it back to Woodlawn for track practice. Syed most likely didn’t arrive on time, however despite there being a consequence to those who arrive late or don’t show up at all, as described by Will one of Syed’s track mates, (Serial Podcast Episode 5: Route Talk) a coach who isn’t as strict as to take attendance everyday could’ve gave Syed a pass for being tardy. As described by Rabia Chaundry, Syed was “a star runner on the track team.” (Serial Podcast Episode 1: The Alibi). A person arriving a little late is a lot less memorable than a person not showing up at all. All Syed had distressed over was being seen. He knew showing up late to practice was a lot better than not showing up at all and used that to his own

“You can’t just go into your car and leave. It’s going to take a few minutes. So it’s just a really tight window of time for this to have taken place.” Adnan Syed (Serial Podcast Episode 5: Route Talk). Nonetheless, narrator of Serial, Sarah Koenig and producer Dana Chivvis make a successful endeavor at recreating the route it would’ve taken Syed and Hae to get to Best Buy. So the trip could’ve most definitely happened. Unfortunately, it’s true, you cannot recall all of your days on this planet no matter how hard you try to. It gets even harder when you follow a specific routine everyday, much like a high school student does. When asked (by narrator Sarah Koenig in Episode 1: The Alibi of the Serial Podcast) to retrace steps about a day that happened 6 weeks prior to the questioning, eighteen year olds Tyler and Sam didn’t exactly have the best