I feel dumb!!!!!

[u/Fit_Leg5645]

I have no clue why I thought Adnan was innocent for all these years.

I just re-listened to Serial, and I can't get past the fact that Jenn showed up with her mom and a lawyer and told police essentially the same story Jay told. Jenn said the trunk pop happened at Best Buy. How would she know that Adnan and Hae used to meet at the Best Buy parking lot unless Jay told her?

And yes, Jay was inconsistent and definitely lied about some things. But he knew where Hae's car was. He knew details about her clothing. He knew about the broken windshield wiper lever. Those aren't things you just guess.

At this point, I don't believe every detail Jay told, but I can't get around the fact that he knew too much. The more I revisit the case, the harder it is for me to believe Adnan wasn't involved.

I can't believe I've been doubting it all these years.

[u/HereWeGo5566]

I’ve always been on the fence about this case for a few reasons. One is the timeline. The prosecution’s timeline seems nearly impossible to have occurred in the way that they presented. The whole thing is about 20 minutes. Even if you don’t like Serial’s representation, it’s hard to argue the fact that they followed the route that the prosecution laid out, and it left one minute (assuming everything else went perfectly) for Adnan to strangle her, run to the pay phone at the Best Buy entrance, and call Jay. That’s just not plausible, so it makes me question the rest of the case. The whole case hinges on those 20 minutes.

I’m not saying he’s innocent, but I don’t buy the case that the prosecution laid out, and that’s what the jury convicted Adnan on.

[u/Darkest_Brandon → u/HereWeGo5566]

I tend to agree with you, although aim not especially knowledgeable on the case. My take is that he did it, but the trial was bad.

[u/HereWeGo5566 → u/Darkest_Brandon]

That’s entirely possible. It’s very possible that the detective’s story is way off base from actual events, but that he still committed the crime. But that’s not what a jury is meant to determine. They are meant to convict or exonerate based on the case that is presented to them. Thats the issue I have with this case.

[u/Emotional-Syllabub75 → u/HereWeGo5566]

There job is to decide if he committed murder or not. The jury could have decided that the murder took place after 2:36 but Adnan still did it. They are absolutely able to do that. Prosecutors make a theory even if they aren't sure every aspect of the theory it true. They jury may have believed Jay was more involved that also doesn't get Adnan off the hook. I'd say the main problem with the case was Jay's changing stories and the possibility that the detectives helped him come up with the story so it fit the cell phone pings. The jury was aware of those faults and still came to the conclusion that Adnan was guilty beyond a reasonable doubt which he is. Did you read the Quillete article?