Eight years later after ‘Serial’ revealed major flaws in Syed’s 2000 conviction, he’s out of prison, but the question of who murdered Hae Min Lee remains
was set in a world of uncertainty: some things, like a call placed from Syed’s cell to his friend Nisha at a time on the day of the murder when he was supposedly without his phone, looked pretty bad for him. Other things — like a key alibi witness, Asia, saying she’d seen him in the library — seemed pretty exculpatory. And while listeners might not have admitted it to themselves, so did his likeability.
Getting deep into Lee’s background isn’t something the podcast achieved, although Koenig described the victim based on what friends said about her. Perhaps that’s because the case was brought to her by Rabia Chaudry, a longtime friend of the Syeds, and a lawyer who’d spent her career trying to get his case reexamined. Additionally, Lee’s family declined to participate — meaning Koenig could only use what came from the case files, and not their own recollections.
At some point during the initial 2014 season, a person purporting to be Lee’s brother began posting on Reddit,for publicizing his sister’s murder to an audience of millions. “TO ME ITS REAL LIFE,” he wrote. “To you listeners, its another murder mystery, crime drama, another episode of CSI.
At Monday’s hearing, Lee’s brother Young Lee addressed Judge Melissa M. Phinn of Baltimore City Circuit Court on behalf of his family, echoing some of the sentiments in the Reddit posts that circulated whenwas released: “This is not a podcast for me,” he said. “This is real life — a never-ending nightmare for 20-plus years.” He said he believes in the justice system and that he does not oppose a new investigation if it’s necessary.
Outside the courthouse, Steve Kelly, a lawyer for the Lee family, addressed reporters, saying they were “hopeless” and “despairing” when it comes to justice for Lee. “They feel like Adnan Syed is an international celebrity,” Kelly said. “The story is about him. He’s been made to be a hero in the media. And Hae Min Lee is not part of that narrative.”
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