At that point, the Korean American teenager had been missing for almost an entire month and officials had yet to assess how exactly she died, but they did suspect homicide. One of the biggest reasons why Wilds name is so often brought up in connection with the case is because he led the cops to Lees car. In his full written opinion, Welch noted that Jay Wildss testimony was inconsistent with the States version of events, and that Gutierrez rendered ineffective assistance when she failed to cross-examine the state's expert regarding the reliability of cell tower location evidence. Given that such a cross-examination could have led to a different outcome, Welch concluded that Syed should be granted a new trial. He told the reporter that his wife would regularly look up Wilds name on google to make sure nothing came up and he kept his privacy. Perhaps most crucially, however, Pusateri told the cops that Wilds called her that day and told her to come get him at Best Buy. Wikimedia CommonsJournalist Sarah Koenig, who took another look at Adnan Syeds story with Serial in 2014. The Baltimore Sun released documents relating to DNA testing that was carried out in the fall of 2018. Pusateris police interviews and court testimony (along with Wilds own)wereinstrumental in convicting Syed of the killing. Most of which are for possession of marijuana. Interestingly enough, investigators in the podcast never really looked too hard at this simple fact about Wilds that can easily be found on the internet. It was later revealed that she was struggling with health issues during the trial, and she died just a few years later. A subsequent petition to allow Syed out of prison on bail until his new trial was denied. The groundbreaking podcast Serial, which re-investigated the 1999 murder of Baltimore high schooler Hae Min Lee and subsequent conviction of her former boyfriend Adnan Syed, ended on an ambiguous note. In his written decision, Judge Welch noted that reopening the post-conviction proceedings would be in the interest of justice for all parties.". Pusateri told investigators that she had received a call from Wilds on the day of Lees disappearance, January 13, 1999, from Syeds phone. Initially, as Serial pointed out, she lied during her first interview essentially denying she knew anything seemingly out of fear. McClain has remained extremely public about the entire Serial trial, and considering they were only classmates McClain really milked her involvement in this case for all it was worth. And she said she specifically remembers me being at the library, at the public library, right after school. (The Alibi: Serial, 2016, 9:13). On February 12, 1999, The Baltimore Sun reported that a partially buried body found in Leakin Park earlier that week was the missing 18-year-old Woodlawn High student Hae Min Lee. jacobtfromtwilight 2 mo. Wilds said that Syed had showed up driving Lees car, with her body in the trunk, asking for help. This is not an example of the work written by professional essay writers. But the story that Serial tells is incomplete. Chaudry states, But then he mentions that there was this one girl, an alibi girl. While being questioned, Wilds claimed that he helped Syed bury Lee's body and dispose of her car. As such, police filed an application to subpoena AT&T Wireless for call records and 13 cell site locations for Syeds phone. The Baltimore police followed a promising lead: Adnan Syed was allegedly a spurned lover with a potential motive to murder Hae Min Lee. Prosecutors presented cellphone tower records, which they said helped confirm Wildss final version of events. However, others think Syed was attempting to frame Wilds for the death, but Wilds managed to get to the authorities first. Anyone can read what you share. Ill be all right, Adnan Syed said after his sentencing. (Heres a helpful comparison between the phone records and some key testimonies.). Jay Wild, one person who was involved in burying Hae's body had told Jennifer Pusateri about it. Jay Wilds: Knows only as Jay in the series, he provided evidence which led police to Syed, then testimony at his trial. Gutierrez failed to understand that the data AT&T was subpoenaed for was only accurate for specific purposes even though the cover sheet for that very data made that perfectly clear. McClain keeps an active blog and also holds events for people to come meet and speak with her (McClain, 2016). Wilds gave two recorded police interviews and testimony in court. Simpson discovered an instruction sheet from AT&Tnot used at the original trialwhich stated that incoming calls cannot be reliably used to determine location. In the original trial, the State leaned heavily on Syeds cellphone recordsand specifically his incoming call logto determine his location on the day of Lees disappearance. The petition argued that McClains testimony would have directly challenged the States theory of the case, and potentially changed the outcome of the trial. I thought he told me it happened at Best Buy, she says. "But then for a period of time we may not see each other. Two of Syeds acquaintances, Jay Wilds and Jennifer Pusateri, were also questioned. The obstacles to getting a new trial are simply too great." In Wilds testimony he portrayed Syed as a cold blooded killer that he had to meet with and help to hide Lees body. Koenig goes on in an episode to talk about Pusateris involvement and her testimony to the police saying, They were suspicious of Adnan from the beginning, then from Adnans cell records, they get to Jenn, who leads them to Jay, who tells them its Adnan. (The Deal With Jay: Serial, 2016, 9:28). Wilds has tried to keep him and his family extremely under the radar of social media and any association with the case. In his written decision, Judge Welch noted that reopening the post-conviction proceedings would be in the interest of justice for all parties.". We would smoke weed together," Adnan explains over the phone in the documentary. Lees family has maintained that it was Syed who killed her. As described on the Serial podcast, Lee and Syed dated for much of 1998, and had broken up towards the end of the year. But even though many theories have been floated in recent years, the state of Maryland has decided to stick with its original decision for now. Chaudry is also an attorney and has maintained Adnans innocence since 2000. His conviction for the murder of his ex-girlfriend Hae Min Lee, a case made famous by the podcast Serial, is being revisited in a HBO documentary, The Case Against Adnan Syed.. Though originally scheduled to last two days, the PCR hearing was extended and ultimately went on for five. In an interview with Chaudry she was asked what prompted her to write a book about Syed. She questioned Syeds innocence due to this, and remained in touch with him through letters, even though they had just been classmates she tried to make contact with him while he was in jail. Additionally, inconsistencies with Hae Min Lees autopsy report and the court ruling warranted a closer look: The State said Syed killed her by 2:36 p.m. and placed her body in the trunk of her car, only to remove her about four to five hours later in order to bury her at 7 p.m. I really thought that everything I knew was like hearsay, because I didnt see anything, I didnt experience anything, Pusateri says in the docu-series. I was able to find that most individuals in the case stayed in Maryland after the murder of Lee and also after they all graduated from high school. Your time is important. Jennifer. Her younger brother Saad is Adnans best friend. If true, it would match Syeds version of events. Some found the details about the recent breakup and the new boyfriend very suspicious. Many cant believe that Wilds would know where the car was if he wasnt involved. This just destroys the dumb theory that cops fed Jay the information and he told Jenn or the theory that cops gave Jay the location of the car. In 2016, they released this statement: We thank the state for standing up for us and continuing to seek justice. The case continued to drag on into the summer of 2018, as Marylands Court of Appeals responded to the States appeal by agreeing to review the decision made in March by the Court of Special Appeals. When Wilds was asked why he did not cooperate with the police during the case he said it was due to him selling weed out of his grandmothers house, and this was around the time that drugs were a huge deal to the police and he didnt want to risk putting his family in jeopardy (Wilds, Interview 2016). There is nothing here to excuse or explain.. One human right that is important and should be justified with the UDHR is discrimination based on sexual orientation and hate crimes towards those that [], We provide you with original essay samples, perfect formatting and styling. Jay admits several times to assisting Adnan in Hae's murder . She has done countless interviews and meet and greets since 2000 around the time Syed was convicted. At his second trial, Syed, then 19, was convicted of first-degree murder, and sentenced to life in prison plus 30 years. Syed was a well-liked student. Get an all-access pass to never-before-seen content, free digital evidence kits, and much more! Karl Merton Ferron/Baltimore Sun/TNS via Getty Images. I have maintained my innocence from the beginning, he said. Syeds appeal was submitted by new attorneys on February 27, 2002, and was denied just over a year later. Serial sought to dive deep into the potential failings of the criminal justice system and thoroughly re-examine Syeds case. it took pages of testimony spread across two days to ask what you and I just did in a couple of sentences 6 Pappy_John 8 yr. ago The court records from that trial show that Syed confirmed to police that he and Lee had dated in 1998 and that they had kept it secret from their parents. However, when McClain later testified to this at a sworn deposition and at a hearing in the case, Syed was granted a post-conviction hearing in February 2016 that would explore this potentially enormous blind spot in the original defense teams strategy and witness roster. Circa 1998-1999. The almost two decades-long case is extraordinarily complex, featuring numerous timelines, theories and conflicting testimony, and the nuances are explored extensively in Serial, the Undisclosed podcast, and the HBO series. The Baltimore City Police received an anonymous phone call advising them to investigate Lees ex-boyfriend, Adnan Syed, for the murder. An old photo of Adnan Syed from when he was on the football team. This highlighted a majorinconsistencyin Wilds story:He flip-flopped between telling the police that he saw Lees dead body in the trunk of her car either behind rowhouses on Edmonson Aveor the parking lot of Best Buy. Another witness, Jennifer Pusateri, also helped confirm parts of Wilds's testimony; she told the court that Wilds told her that Syed had shown him Lee's body and had confessed to the. Jay obviously picks and chooses what he tells, and at this point its created such a mess," Jenn Pusateri says in HBO's new docu-series The Case Against Adnan Syed.". While Chaudry appreciated the Serial podcast, she also felt that there was more to explore especially as Syeds case was publicly reexamined. 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