Ambiguities In The Murder Of Hae Min Lee

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In Serial, a podcast where Sarah Koenig investigates the murder of Hae Min Lee, there are many ambiguities surrounding Jay, his image, and story. The facts about Jay are unclear. The major ambiguities in Jay’s story gives significance to the minor ambiguities. A major ambiguity - Jay confesses as an accomplice in crime. Furthermore, Jay lists all the actions he takes to aid Adnan. Another major ambiguity - Jay paints Adnan as cruel and bloodthirsty, even though this is not the way Adnan is painted by any of his other friends and teachers. These minor ambiguities can be resolved if we ignore the big picture. A minor ambiguity - Jay did not report the planned murder to the police before the murder. There would have been a potential opportunity

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