Adnan Syed: Innocent or Guilty?

Adnan Syed

Serial by Sarah Koenig is a podcast that gained popularity throughout the world about the murder of 18 year old Hae Min Lee in the city of Baltimore and who did it. The suspect Adnan Syed was then imprisoned for life after he was charged for first degree murder, but, the question now is did he really commit the murder? Or was he framed and falsely accused? Well, after listening to some of the podcast, I came to my own conclusion that Adnan is innocent and that someone else did it. This is because of three reasons.

First, there were way too many inconsistencies when it came to what Jay Wilds said during interviews and to detectives. For instance, when talking about where Adnan killed Hae, Jay mentioned four different places during each of his interviews which are best buy, the library, Patapsco Skate Park, and even went on to say that he had no clue where he killed her. That is not the only time he was inconsistent when speaking though. In two different interviews, Jay was talking about the people who dug the grave. In the first, he said it was just Adnan but on the next, he said that he was a part of it too. I think that there is a high chance that Jay is lying about Adnan as he is way too inconsistent with his answers. Therefore, I think that because of this, Adnan can be innocent and that maybe Jay is the real murderer.

Another reason is because of a person who is an important part to these series of events, Asia Mclain. According to Asia, she had a conversation with Adnan for 15-20 minutes until around 2:40. The problem with this is that Hae was supposed to be dead at 2:36. So how is it possible that Adnan murdered Hae if he was having a conversation at the exact same time? I think that Asia should be trusted as she has nothing to gain from trying to help Adnan get out of jail and that this could mean that he is completely innocent.

Asia's Letter to Adnan

Lastly, Adnan was considered a good kid by those around him. According to Sarah, "He plays the good Muslim son at home and at the mosque". This means that he wasn't problematic to the point of murder as he was a nice person in general. Also, someone like this doesn't seem like they would have the motives of murdering someone that they were close to.

Hae Min Lee and Adnan Syed

In conclusion, I believe that Adnan is being accused of murder and is innocent. This is because there is so much proof about his innocence that can't be ignored such as the inconsistencies and the people around him at that time.

Sources:
https://serialpodcast.org/season-one
https://viewfromll2.com/2014/11/26/serial-why-jays-testimony-is-not-credible-evidence-of-adnans-guilt/