The murder of Hae Min Lee on January 13th, 1999 has gained popularity in recent years from the Serial and Undisclosed podcasts. It’s a true who-done-it case. The convicted killer and Hae’s ex boyfriend, Adnan Syed, pleads his innocence from prison.
In 2014, Sarah Koenig, one of the creators of Serial, investigated the case. She found many issues with both sides of the story.
The facts were simply not adding up, so I decided to do some digging of my own. The three major facts that stuck with me through all of my investigating.
- Hae not leaving the parking lot after school:
- Hae must have been stopped before leaving school that day. She was supposed to pick up a family member, and from what I understand, she was a very responsible young woman. It would have had to have been something important to stop her from picking up her cousin on time. What could have stopped her from leaving after school that day?
- The phone call to Nisha at 3:32 on Adnan’s phone
- Jen picking up Jay at BestBuy at 8:00:
- Jen said she pick up Jay at BestBuy at 8:00 that night. How did he get there? According to reports he drove to school that day. Adnan was the one who needed a ride. So where was Jay’s car? Did Adnan have it? If so, why?
Then there is all the incriminating information about Jay. According to reports, Jay told about/showed a friend a dead body. That friend told a neighbor girl, but later changed their story when they found out that Jay was not in jail. My question is what was Jay’s relationship with Hae. How well did they know each other? According to Adnan, the day that Hae was will, Jay wanted to get a gift for his girlfriend. Who was she? Was she Hae or Jen? What was the relationship between Jen and Hae?
From the facts I have been able to come up with two possible theories for what happened that day:
Theory 1:
Jay killed Hae and told Jen. At 3:32 he butt-dials Neisha. He buries her body between 7:09 and 7:16. Jen picks up Jay at the BestBuy at 8:00
Theory 2:
Adnan and Jay killed Hae. At 3:32, Adnan purposely calls Nisha. Together, Jay and Adnan bury Hae at 7:09-7:16. Adnan drops Jay off at the BestBuy and keeps Jay’s car or somehow through the events of the night, they ended up in Adnan’s car.
As you can see, Jay is the main suspect in my opinion. He was the one who pointed the finger at Adnan and gave police the information. Most of the information Jay gave police was accurate, so he had to have been there. Either he killed Hae or he helped cover it up.
To find out what exactly happened, we need to know precisely two things, what cars were where and who was driving what car when. I honestly don’t know if any of my conclusions could be true. It’s very possible that I’m wrong and I certainly don’t want to accuse anyone, especially an innocent person. More work still needs to be done on this case, not just by me, but by the authorities. There is enough there to make any detective worth their snuff question the case. In the meantime….
….Stay Tuned….
Sources and Further Readings:
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2016/jul/06/adnan-syed-new-trial-hae-min-lee-rabia-choudry
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