The Serial podcast is a twelve episode podcast based on the trial of Adnan Syed. The case behind Adnan Syed revolves around the murder of his ex girl friend Hae Min Lee. Adnan claims he had nothing to do with the murder but the case was largely against him due to the story of one witness. After trial, Adnan was sent to jail which he has been in for many years but recently has been granted a new trial.
Many different sources believe that Adnan Syed is innocent, while many still believe he is guilty. When listening to the Serial podcast I came to my own conclusion that Adnan was innocent due to the lack of evidence.
After trying to deepen my knowledge about the current updates regarding the case of Adnan Syed, I came across many insightful information pieces. Most sources I read focused on examples of why Adnan should be proven innocent rather guilty. A big point brought up in many sources was that many dates and events from the podcast were inaccurate or completely false.
The Baltimore Sun published an article about the innocence of Adnan Syed that further agreed with my reasoning for innocence. The article had a point about how there was none of Adnan Syed’s DNA found on Hae Min Lee. The only DNA that was found on the girl was an unidentified woman. This was not brought up in the first trial for Adnan but allows him to have some relief.
With all the new information being brought forward regarding Adnan, I believe the reason they are allowing him another trial is due to more people believing in his innocence. With information like false DNA and inaccurate dates, this is a large factor to getting proven innocent.
For more information regarding the trial of Adnan Syed, the Serial podcast website allows you to listen to the multiple hearings of his trial.
https://www.baltimoresun.com/news/maryland/crime/bs-md-ci-syed-dna-evidence-20190328-story.html
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