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Essay: The Case Against Adan Syed: Adnan's Innocence

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Bruce Olszewski Rapsky English 3/4/2024. The Case Against Adnan Syed: Adnan’s Innocence. Adnan Syed is an innocent man and was wrongfully convicted of the murder of Hae Min Lee. Reasons for this include the lack of conclusive strong evidence against him as well as inconclusive motives. The question of Adnan’s innocence has been discussed thoroughly and through evidence gathered from various sources while also including the Serial podcast it is to be believed that Adnan Syed is innocent. The first piece of evidence that proves Adnan’s innocence is his association with Jay. Furthermore, the untrustworthy statements Jay has provided over time. In the serial podcast, an interview with Jay goes as follows, Detective: “Why did you lie about the location [where Hae was killed]?” Jay: “Uh, I figured there were cameras there or somebody had spotted him doing what he was doing.” Detective: “But if you actually didn’t assist with her murder.” Jay: “But I’m associated. I’m associated” (Episode 4). …show more content…

To combat this it can be argued that Jay had no real motive to harm Adnan and he may have just been put in a scenario where he felt scared, uncomfortable, and nervous, Detective: During the first interview there were a lot of inconsistencies. Jay: Yes. I think so. Detective: And there are too many to go over, but you kind of disassociated yourself from all the information you provided in this interview. Why is this a problem? Jay: I am scared. Int. 1 at

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