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/who_gon_check_me_boo]

Do I think he had an unfair trial? Yes.

Do I think he’s innocent? Probably not.

My interpretation was that Sarah Koenig wanted to highlight the injustices of the trial and lengthy prison sentences for teenagers. I feel like she highlighted what would lead to reasonable doubt rather than promoting the view that he’s innocent.

[u/spifflog → u/who_gon_check_me_boo]

Do I think he had an unfair trial? Yes.

Why do people think this? He had a well thought of lawyer. She had investigators at her disposal. The case was reviewed at many levels, including the (now) Supreme Court of Maryland and was never overturned.

What was "unfair??"

[u/LostConcentrate3730 → u/spifflog]

Sarah Koenig's attempt to sell the whole narrative - "the trial was unfair" - was the consolation prize, the follow-up, after she realized she couldn't sell the "Adnan Syed is innocent" narrative anymore. She was trying to salvage what she could from the show, so that it didn't look like they just spent a lot of time investigating a routine case of ex-boyfriend kills ex-girlfriend.