Adnan's alibi witness, Asia McClain, claimed to have seen him in the library at the time of the murder, but her testimony was not presented at trial.
The defense attorney failed to adequately pursue Asia's testimony, leading to a denial of Adnan's post-conviction relief petition.
Serial podcast explores the possibility of Adnan being wrongfully convicted despite unanswered questions and doubts about the case.
Deep dives
Main Idea 1
The podcast follows the investigation into the murder of a high school girl named Hay, and the conviction of her ex-boyfriend, Adnan Syed, who has maintained his innocence for over 15 years.
Main Idea 2
The prosecution's case against Adnan relied heavily on the testimony of his friend Jay, who claimed that Adnan confessed to him and helped bury Hay's body.
Main Idea 3
One potential alibi witness, Asia McClain, claimed to have seen Adnan in the library at the time of the murder, but her testimony was not presented at trial.
Main Idea 4
The defense attorney failed to pursue Asia's testimony adequately, leading to a denial of Adnan's post-conviction relief petition.
Main Idea 5
Despite unanswered questions and doubts, Adnan remains in prison, and the podcast explores the possibility that he may have been wrongfully convicted.
It's Baltimore, 1999. Hae Min Lee, a popular high-school senior, disappears after school one day. Six weeks later detectives arrest her classmate and ex-boyfriend, Adnan Syed, for her murder. He says he's innocent - though he can't exactly remember what he was doing on that January afternoon. But someone can. A classmate at Woodlawn High School says she knows where Adnan was. The trouble is, she’s nowhere to be found.
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