Adnan Syed, focus of 'Serial' podcast, details new evidence uncovered in 1994 murder case (Part 1)

Adnan Syed, the man whose conviction was overturned for the 1999 killing of Hae Min Lee in Baltimore, held an extended press conference on Sept. 19, 2023. He offered new details in his case while calling on Maryland officials to investigate misconduct in office.

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[BurnItUpp]

How the hell Jay didn't get any prison time is beyond me. Adnan is not telling us anything that follow this case don't already know. I don't know if he killed Hae. But I know that Hae and her family deserve justice.

[JC-jrhw]

Whether he’s innocent or guilty, I can’t believe his lawyers are letting him speak publicly like this. The case is not over.

[Adrian_El_Amin]

the murder case is from 1999 not 1994 as the title suggests

[manuginobilisbaldspot]

This…was not a good look. Sometimes, silence is truly golden.

[Iambigjones]

If I'm ever wrongfully accused I don't want any of y'all as jurors on my case! This man went through the prosecution's case against him point by point with a thorough power point presentation and it's getting absolute crickets from the comment section. Tough crowd I guess🤷🏿‍♂️... but after listening to Serial, watching the HBO documentary and reading/watching any new information on the Internet; I'm leaning not guilty and at the very least have a reasonable doubt.

[christinafalla]

I don’t know why didn’t check the dna 🧬 on other suspects like the one who helped to bury her, they kept focusing on him only and that’s a huge mistake

[slightlyaskewdk]

He said absolutely nothing. If any of you would take the time to go through the case piece by piece, you would see he’s guilty. The evidence is overwhelming and when he’s re-tried he’s going back to prison where he belongs.

[maxtracker]

Look, mate, just explain where you were all afternoon/evening of the murder and we can all forget about this… 😂

[davidmillerson]

80 members of the community signed witness statements saying you were at the mosgue, but didnt give evidence because you were not there. Where were you Adnan, you still don't remember..Your memory is brilliant

[JacobSzymanski-zmxo]

He should have an interview with jay if he is really not guilty.

[southsideskyC]

I want everyone to think about this.... Adnan served life... The price has been paid.... So my question is.... If you feel like he did it... What reason would he have to do this at all.... He lost the case and served life... And still goes out of his way to clear his name even after the punishment.... Not to avoid it.... He took it on the And is still passionate about it.... Not something a guilty man would do.

[muddyhotdog]

I'm surprised this guy got let out.. Waay too much evidence showing he's guilty

[SleuthHustler]

how did he know where the body was and why didnt Jay get jail time? who clearly knew where the body was burried

[ahmaudarberywasaviolentkle]

Why the fuck would you expect to find the killer's DNA on the bottom of her shoes?

[ohanaathletics]

1994?! Can we at least get the title of the video factually correct. Adnan and Hae are my age and this happened my senior year of high school....in 1999.

[AmericanHorse-sgoc]

I cover gone over every transcript, imterview, evidents reports, forensics reports, professional testimonials, judge remarks, so on and so on..And done it three times over.

Adnan should never have been in jail and Hae is not getting justice because of the laziness of work from detectives and prosecutors.

[southsideskyC]

The only thirng that really makes me cringe about adnon at that He was a volunteer He would of knew how yo stop her heart easily... And it was manual strangulation with no prints.... A emt would have Thats the one spooky fact for me.... He was a emt.... He woulda knew how to do it. I cant ignore that.

[ninguno]

He’s not concern with finding the killer. Not a word about that. Allegedly there’s someone out there who frame him but he doesn’t care…

[sunnantariq]

Why did ABC 7 cut the conference short where as other news channels showed the entire press conference in its entirety SMH

[amelavelic]

Everyone should listen to Crime Junkie's take on this case. In my opinion I believe he is not guilty. However, even if he is, he was 17 at the time of the murder and he served decades in prison, I don't see him as a danger to society. He did his time, let the man live his life. They should look into Jay and Bilal more