Judicial Case Against Adnan Syed: The Murder Of Hae Lee

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One of the most contested judicial cases of the 21st century, the case against Adnan Syed for the murder of Hae Min Lee continues to captivate a global audience. One such individual is Sarah Koenig, an American journalist and host and executive producer of Serial, a podcast dedicated to determining the truth of what occurred to Hae Lee and the validity of Adnan’s conviction on a platform tailored to the general public. On January 13, 1999, Hae Min Lee disappeared, only to be found dead in a park on February 9. The cause of death, according to the official autopsy report, was manual strangulation and Adnan Syed, her ex-boyfriend, was arrested for the homicide in the ensuing weeks following an eyewitness report from Jay Wilds, a former friend and …show more content…

After all, “‘What’s a nice boy like you doing at a park like this?’”(Koenig). Additionally, the podcast host applies the red herring of Mr. S to portray the haphazard reality of the official investigation into the homicide. Mr. S discovered Hae’s body in Leakin Park after pulling over to the side of the road and venturing into the woods to find a spot to urinate on his route back to work from lunch. As pointed out by the host, it would be logical to believe that because of his proximity to his work and house, Mr. S would be able to wait to relieve himself; however, according to a taped interview he explains that having consumed nearly an entire 22 ounce Budweiser along the drive he simply could not resist the urge. He ends up hiking 127 feet back into the woods to a large fallen tree, adjacent to which he notices a body that is nearly impossible to spot even by trained individuals later mapping the crime scene. According to Koenig, “right near the body was a liquor bottle from which they got cellular material and never

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