Undisclosed Vs Serial

Undisclosed and Serial are two podcasts that devote their time to the murder of Hae Min Lee on January 13th, 1999. Their goal is to dive deeper into the case and the currently convicted killer, Adnan Syed. Is Adnan Syed the real killer? Maybe. However, if he is the real killer, he had to have had help. That is where Jay Wilds comes in. Jay was a former student at the high school Hae and Adnan attended. Jay and Adnan were not close; they were mere acquaintances with mutual friends. Jay plays a huge part in the story; however, due to the fact that he claims to have known what Adnan was up to on that January day. Jay even, testified that he helped Adnan bury Hae's body. If all of this is true, then Jay should currently be locked in a jail cell next to Adnan. Yet, Jay got off with absolutely no jail time. After reading and listening to Undisclosed, it is evident that Jay’s word put Adnan where he is today, despite the multiple discrepancies in Jay’s story and demeanor. Author of Serial, Sarah Koenig, “was a newspaper reporter for ten years, covering mostly politics and criminal justice” (Serial). Now with her Serial podcast she has gotten more attention than ever. She is the one who …show more content…
Jennifer was brought in for questioning as well; and after comparing her story with Jay’s, it became apparent that their statements did not match what the State found. For example, both Jenn and Jay say over and over again, “he left the house at 3:30, 3:40.” Jenn says as late as 4:15 even. But the State’s theory of the case is that Hae was dead by 2:35, and the “come and get me call” was made at 2:36 p.m.” Yet the police overlooked that “minor” detail in the course of events. The ultimate goal for Jay and Jennifer was to have a solid alibi for that day, because “if Jenn and Jay were together until 3:40 p.m. like they say, then neither can be responsible for her murder” (Undisclosed). Therefore, they could both be framing