Innocence of Adnan Syed Essay

Adnan Syed - Guilty Ever since “The Judiciary Act of 1789”, the United States courts system has been accurately convincing some of the most ruthless and dangerous criminals the world has seen. It has been able to accurately distinguish the difference between innocent and guilty and kept lying criminals from escaping unscathed. The case of Adnan Syed is no different, even though Serial a podcast series narrated by Sarah Koenig may suggest differently. It is evident that Adnan is culpable of…

word that would forever shake and destroy Adnan Syed’s entire world. In an instance, he would go from a high school honours student with a propitious track career to just another name on the long list of the nearly ten thousand Americans who are wrongly convicted each year. Adnan is innocent, and Serial, a popular podcast series narrated by Sarah Koenig, puts light on Adnan’s tragic story of how such a promising young man can be stripped of his innocence, freedom, and life, in one of the most…

“푆푒푟푖푎푙” is an investigative journalism podcast hosted by Sarah Augusta Koenig, narrating a nonfiction story about Adnan Masud Syed. Adnan was charged with murder of his ex-girlfriend, Hae Min Lee. Hae was a Woodlawn High School senior, who went missing on January 1, 1999. Hea’s family reported her missing that day, after she failed to pick up her cousin at about 15:00 hours. Adnan was found guilty and given a life sentence. His case is full of evidence that was incriminating against him because…

This is most applicable in the Adnan Syed case where it is very easy to choose a side and close the door to any other opinions. It’s very easy to see one side and argue any other opinions that don’t correlate to one view. Throughout the Serial podcast by Sarah Koeing the most ridiculed character is Jay Wild. He is a very important person in the case of Hae Lee, without him there would not have been a real conviction against Adnan at all. Why is this important though? Thoughts are…

Lee and her alleged killer Adnan Syed who was convicted for it. In this shocking podcast there was a view into the prosecution’s tactics and actions that shocked many listeners; even the narrator of the podcast itself, Sarah Koenig. The prosecution relied primarily on one witness for a majority of their case, due to an absence of evidence. As well, they also used Adnan’s relationships against him. Overall the prosecution’s actions and tactics used to convict Adnan Syed are unethical and unjust…

although there are many irrefutable evidences whether Adnan is guilty or not. However, Adnan Syed is not guilty. One big evidence that proves Adnan’s innocence is the phone booth that was never there. According to Jay’s statement, Adnan placed a call to pick him up from where he was with Hae’s car and body. Later on, Jay changed his story and said that Adnan called him at Best Buy using a payphone. In episode 5 of the serial podcast, Adnan issued a challenge to Sarah, “to test the state’s…

More than 70% of murder suspect imprisonment are based off of false witness identification or false stories. (Innocence Project, 2017) Adnan Syed’s case is based off of two to five witnesses that are based off of one main witness, Jay Wilds. On January 13th, 1999, Hae Min Lee, a former student at Woodlawn High School and an ex-girlfriend and a friend of Adnan’s, went missing and was found strangled to death in a nearby park. I believe Adnan’s case doesn’t have enough evidence to convict and I…

In 1999, there was a Woodlawn high school student named Hae Min Lee. She was well known as a good person. In the beginning of 1999, she had just gotten out of a relationship with Adnan Syed. On January 13, 1999, she was reported missing. She was later found in a nearby park. It was reported that she had been murdered. The time frame for that murder was from when school ended to 2:36, 21 minutes after school ended. Her ex-boyfriend was most suspected of the murder because of many small details…

twist words into something that wasn’t meant to be said. In the podcast, Serial, Sarah is working on a case about Adnan Syed in jail for supposedly murdering his ex girlfriend. Throughout the episodes, anyone can conclude that Sarah Koenig is biased regarding Adnan Syed’s case, because she seems to find certain people more reliable than others, she finds reasons why evidence against Adnan is unreliable, and certain words she says that sway people to her side. Sarah Koenig seems to find some…

more often than not, the lies we tell are little white lies” (psychologytoday.com). Serial podcast is an online series where host Sarah Koenig talks about real life news in a story like format each season. Season 1 deals with the 1999 case against Adnan Syed convicted with murder of his then ex-girlfriend Hae Min Lee and 17 years of age. With his conviction based solely off of sketchy word of a said accompless Jay Wilds one must wonder if he is telling the whole truth and nothing but the truth.…