Why Adnan Syed Is Innocent

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When we hear the name Adnan Syed, many questions come into mind. The most important question for many people is if he is guilty or innocent of murdering Hae Min Lee. Sarah Koenig a reporter, is trying to find the answer to this question. Sarah created a podcast called Serial where she provides evidence that supports and opposes Adnan 's innocence. There is plenty of evidence to support that he is guilty, but much more evidence saying that Adnan Syed is innocent. I firmly believe that Adnan Syed is innocent for the following reasons.
The first reason Adnan Syed must be innocent is because he did not have a motive to kill Hae. Some may say it was jealousy since Hae had dated another guy after they broke-up, named
Don. Although Adnan showed some despair, Asia, a witness that saw Adnan at the library around
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Certainly the jurors thought it was a crime of passion, although the judge did not think it was not a good motive. The jurors during this case were as quick as lightning and convicted Adnan of first-degree murder, in under two hours. How can a jury convict someone for first degree murder in under two hours, especially not having enough evidence to prove Adnan did kill Hae? All they had was Jay’s testimony, which brings me to my second reason as to why Adnan is innocent of the murder of Hae Lee.
The second reason I think Adnan must be innocent is because there are too many inconsistencies that Jay provides during his testimony while being interviewed by the police. Jay provides many stories, which sometimes do not match up to Adnan’s story or to the stories he provides. There were many inconsistencies that did not make sense, of which I will share the 3 that I found most important, which you can find in episode 4 called “Inconsistencies". The

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