Adnan Syed: Guilty or Innocent

Adnan Syed

The serial podcast is incredibly well made and put together. Koening shares the story in great detail and doesn't leave out any information from the listeners.

After listening to the episodes of Serial, I became a lot more aware of investigations and the amount of work that needs to go into proving someone's innocence.

I personally believe that Adnan is sadly guilty. Adnan has so much against himself, and even while creating the podcast, Sarah revealed more information that didn't make his case look so good.

Hae Min Lee

From the beginning, I thought it was wild how Jay, Adnan's friend, dragged himself into the story. He became part of the crime. And he told the police things only they would know. An example of this is the shallow grave they dug for Hae Min Lee. If Jay wasn't involved with the murder, and if he was lying to the police, then how could he know about the depth of the grave.

As a teenager myself, I would never want to be involved in a criminal investigation, even if I knew information that could help the police. I don't want to be brought into that whole scene. Jay may want popularity, but if he admitted to helping dig a grave, that isn't the best reputation for him.
He also spoke about how terrified he was after Hae was killed. I doubt that Jay would go around telling people how scared he was for his life if there was nothing for him to worry about.

Why would he make up a long story about Adnan, he didn't seem like a genius, and he was a friend of Adnan's.

In the end, I do think that Adnan is guilty. I don't want to say that this season of Serial was a waste, but in the end, Adnan is still in jail. And he still doesn't have enough evidence to come out as innocent.

Jay Wilds