Sarah Koenig's Serial Summary

The United States criminal justice system is infamous (At least in the United States) for its racial bias, wrongful incrimination, and unjust accusations, and Sarah Koenig’s Serial explores that with the case of The State of Maryland Versus Adnan Syed. In 1999, Hae-Min Lee went missing and later was found dead. Jay, a friend of Adnan, went to the police and blamed Adnan for her death. Serial explores the case, showing all of the evidence for and against Adnan. Sarah Koenig’s Serial Opened up a debate online about weather or not Adnan should have been charged with her murder. Some believe that there is sufficient evidence to convict Adnan, but others do not agree with this, and believe adnan should begin the appeal process. The State's evidence in the case is scarce, most of what they use are witness testimonies and speculation, and this is alarming, considering the verdict. Jay, the most incriminating witness (considering his claimed close connection with the murder of Hae-Min Lee), was used frequently, despite his story not remaining constant. This is not …show more content…
She spent countless hours droning on and on during the trial, and everyone who listens to her all express the same feelings towards her: Her voice is annoying, and she talks way to long. However, this is possibly a strategy used to assist her case.What she failed to do, however, was represent Adnan in an effective way. It seems, by the way she seemed to throw the case, that she was simply trying to get more money after the trial. This is apparent in the fact that she did not supply very much evidence to support the fact that Adnan didn’t kill Hae-Min Lee. It would not be hard to do so, as most of the evidence can be easily countered, and there is substantial evidence to act as his alibi. Shortly after this, Adnan’s lawyer was disbarred, that shows he may have had a faulty lawyer, despite her being highly sought