Adnan Syed Research Paper

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Over 10,000 people a year in the United States are convicted of things they did not do. Hae Min Lee was a 18 year old teenager at Woodlawn High School when she suddenly disappeared and then later found dead in Leakin Park. Serial is a podcast along with Undisclosed that goes in depth to look at the investigation through the case and to prove Adnan Syed innocent. Adnan Syed was a 17 year old muslim kid who went to Woodlawn High, he was also and track and lived life day by day pretty normal. Adnan's friend Jay claims he helped him bury the body of Hae and he becomes a main witness and every time he is interviewed his story changes up a bit. Adnan is wrongfully convicted there are so many signs that he is innocent.
Jay Wilde was interviewed by Sarah Koenig the creator of the podcast Serial and he said everything that they needed to hear and that was that. Jay was later interviewed by police detectives and such and his story changed from what …show more content…

Jay changing his story many times could just be him forgetting because of how long ago and he just forgot. The crime happened such a long time ago he could just have a bad memory. Jay being coached also the sounds of tapping does not have to be a detective tapping a pen on the desk it could be something else. The cell records could have been accidentally misplaced and also just not important enough to use and they just chose not too. As stated before Adnan's times all match up with the call log and place they were but Jays did not this could mean Jay lied about having his phone and Adnan was telling the truth or vice versa. The DNA that was not being tested could be argued about saying that it's too old and the options of who did it are not narrow enough. With all of the evidence that Adnan is wrongfully convicted there are some counter arguments that proves these are not strong enough to prove his

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