Back to the question: what was the jury thinking? [49], In July 2020 Serial Productions (the company behind the Serial podcast) was acquired by the New York Times. [13] Syed's first trial ended in a mistrial, but after a six-week second trial, Syed was found guilty of Lee's murder on February 25, 2000, and was given a life sentence.

But the evidence is not so clear, in spite of the six names from the 501st battalion on missions to find DUSTWUN that have been cited in the media.

He remained in captivity until Special Forces picked him up in 2014. “Adnan dropped by Isha’s late.

Sarah Koenig Stephanie McPherson – Jay's girlfriend and close friend and classmate of Syed, Don – Lee's boyfriend at the time of her murder and colleague at Lenscrafters, an eyewear shop, Aisha Pittman – Classmate and Lee's close friend, Jennifer (Jenn) Pusateri – Jay's close friend, Debbie Warren – Lee's friend who said Lee told her she was meeting Don after school, Krista Myers – Classmate and close friend of Lee and Syed, who recalled Syed asked Lee for a ride after school the day she disappeared, Becky Walker – Classmate/friend who remembered Lee and Syed had talked about a ride, who also said she saw Syed after school, "Cathy" – A friend of Pusateri who said she saw Wilds and Syed on the day Lee disappeared, Asia McClain – Student at Woodlawn High School and acquaintance of Syed and Lee, said she saw Syed in the library at the time of the murder, Laura Estrada – Classmate who did not believe Syed was guilty, but who did not think Jay would lie about something serious, Yasser Ali – Syed's friend from the mosque, Kevin Urick and Kathleen "KC" Murphy – state prosecutors at trial, Detectives Bill Ritz and Greg MacGillivary – lead homicide investigators, Lieutenant John Billings – Bergdahl's platoon leader, Shane Cross – a friend from the same platoon as Bergdahl, Ben Evans – soldier who had described OP Mest, where Bergdahl operated out of, Darrel Hanson – in the same company as Bergdahl, Kayla Harrison – a friend, and Kim Harrison's daughter, Kim Harrison – a friend Bergdahl identified as his emergency contact, Josh Korder – in the same company as Bergdahl, recorded message for Bergdahl over radio, Austin Landford – soldier whom Bergdahl was supposed to relieve at the end of his shift.

No infantry unit would be deployed to look for Bergdahl, as it would have required special forces.

Because the whole premise of the State’s case against Adnan is that he felt betrayed and humiliated and angry and that’s why he killed her. - Serial Monitor open on Serial port 0 And the last entry is dated January 12th, the day before she went missing. [77] Dr. Jeffrey P. Jones, Director of the Peabody Awards, commented the podcast showed "how new avenues and approaches to storytelling can have a major impact on how we understand truth, reality, and events". The platoon was assigned a rescue mission, but they were attacked on their return, in a firefight through a ravine, eventually limping back to the post with no losses, but they were upbraided for not shaving for six days. Aisha Pittman      And you didn’t see her af-- again after that? So, he reverses himself. Do well in school, go to college, take care of your younger brother, and for Adnan, no girls. [51], The first season of Serial was both culturally popular and critically well received.

When she was pissed at Adnan, she let him know. Adnan himself describes the breakups with Hae as fairly rational events. What was going on with the captors?

I fell in love with you the moment I opened my eyes to see you in the breakroom for the first time.

I forget how old he was but he was significantly older than us and my boyfriend was two years younger so it was just a horrible double date-- That Doesn't Mean It's Worse", "Serial Season 2 Is Here—and We're a Little Bummed Out By It", "Bowe Bergdahl Case at Center of 'Serial' Season 2", "What the 'Serial' Podcast Revealed About Ex-Taliban Captive Bowe Bergdahl", "Serial season 2 is now live, and Bowe Bergdahl is the subject", "Serial season two: why did the 'must-listen show' suffer a sophomore slump?

Each time that we broke up or each time-- let me just say this, each time that she ended the relationship or took a break, it was never a thing where I was like pestering her or, like, going to her house and knocking on the door or chasing her down. That he needed the phone to carry out the murder.      It was like all the teenagers that I taught because everything in their lives was dark.

Hae’s friends say she had a strong personality, strong opinions, she’s no pushover.

Koenig explores whether Syed has true empathy or anti-social characteristics, and consults with psychologist Charles Ewing, who has interviewed many young murderers.

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He wasn't. So for him, the homecoming story is also innocent. "[39], Nicholas Thorburn released the soundtrack for Serial on October 17, 2014. Inez Butler Hendrix

Find out what the insignia and awards on Bergdahl's uniform mean.