“Serial” Podcast - Proof

While listening to the podcast in class, record evidence/proof of Adnan Syed’s guilt or innocence
to killing his ex-girlfriend Hae Min Lee. Write down any time you feel like the narrator explains
proof of guilt or proof of innocence when it comes to Adnan committing the murder.

What evidence is provided? Does the evidence Why? Explain.

show that Adnan is
guilty or innocent?

There is no pay phone innocent There are no phone calls that

incriminate Adnan

The timeline of Hae’s death innocent It is not possible for Hae to be

dead at 2:36 and be at Best Buy at
the same time

Summer said Hae and her innocent Conversation happened after the
were last bell and after the buses had
already gone out of the curb so
she left at 2:40-45

Summer’s statement can be innocent Becky and Debbie Warren saw

back up Hae after school at approximately
3

Allegedly, Adnan had a phone Innocent If Hae was still at school at that
call about the murder at 2:36 time, then the phone call was not
about a killing

Kathy remembered Adnan guilty Adnan was asking what he was

had a sketchy call going to do in an agitated way.

Ieasha states she was on the innocent Adnan was only annoyed Iesha
phone call with Adnan and sent the police to him since he had
was not about murder weed his vehicle

Adnan did want to testify innocent The reason he didn’t, was

because his lawyer advised him
not to since cross-examination is
not always good

Adnan called the detective guilty/innocent It is still wondered if this is what a

himself to say they worried ex-boyfriend would do or a
misidentified the victim killer who injects himself into the
 investigation would do?

Adnan helped build a innocent A lot of weight was put onto Adnan
memorial for Hae shoulders, which didn’t allow him
to fight with the police and was
then arrested surprising him

Do you believe Adnan is guilty or innocent based on what you know about the case?
Why? I believe Adan was guilty because it is very easy to blame the recent ex-boyfriend
and the police was just trying to build a good enough case to charge someone for a
crime that does not occur very often in a small town.
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