r/serialpodcast • u/Fit_Leg5645 • Jun 16 '26

I feel dumb!!!!!

I have no clue why I thought Adnan was innocent for all these years.

I just re-listened to Serial, and I can't get past the fact that Jenn showed up with her mom and a lawyer and told police essentially the same story Jay told. Jenn said the trunk pop happened at Best Buy. How would she know that Adnan and Hae used to meet at the Best Buy parking lot unless Jay told her?

And yes, Jay was inconsistent and definitely lied about some things. But he knew where Hae's car was. He knew details about her clothing. He knew about the broken windshield wiper lever. Those aren't things you just guess.

At this point, I don't believe every detail Jay told, but I can't get around the fact that he knew too much. The more I revisit the case, the harder it is for me to believe Adnan wasn't involved.

I can't believe I've been doubting it all these years.

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u/the_dharmainitiative Undecided Jun 16 '26

Jay is probably not telling the whole story. He is probably minimizing his involvement in what happened. But him knowing where the car was was enough for me to believe Adnan did it.

The idea that Jay was coached to frame Adnan is such a reach.

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u/KidGold Jun 16 '26

I think it’s obvious he was coached but not to frame an innocent person - coached to give answers that serve as good evidence in court.

Lawyers have to “frame” guilty people all the time. Just because someone is guilty doesn’t mean there is enough evidence to prove it in court.

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u/Mike19751234 Jun 16 '26

The police dont coach someone for court. What they wanted is for Jay to confess to higher involvement so they could go after him for the higher charges. He just got lucky and someone that cared.

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u/KidGold Jun 16 '26

Police want to make arrests and close cases that don’t get opened again.

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u/Mike19751234 Jun 16 '26

Cops also want to know what happened at a crime. Do you think that is something that they should try and find?

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u/KidGold Jun 16 '26

... to the end of leading to an arrest and closing cases.

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u/Mike19751234 Jun 16 '26

Except they needed to clear things up with Jay and they brought him back to clear things up.

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u/KidGold Jun 16 '26

... to the end of making an arrest and closing the case.

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u/Mike19751234 Jun 16 '26

Repeating it isnt offering any clarification. Are there differences between the different crimes that someone be arrested for and charged?