The state’s case against Adnan Syed hinged on Jay’s credibility; he was their star witness and also, because of his changing statements to police, their chief liability. Naturally, Adnan’s lawyer tried hard to make Jay look untrustworthy at trial. So, how did the jurors make sense of Jay? For that matter, how did the cops make sense of Jay? How are we suppos ... Show More
Nov 2014
Serial S01 - Ep. 9: To Be Suspected
New information is coming in about what maybe didn’t happen on January 13, 1999. And while Adnan’s memory of that day is foggy at best, he does remember what happened next: being questioned, being arrested and, a little more than a year later, being sentenced to life in prison. O ... Show More
44m 46s
Dec 2014
Serial S01 - Ep. 10: The Best Defense is a Good Defense
Adnan’s trial lawyer was M. Cristina Gutierrez, a renowned defense attorney in Maryland – tough and savvy and smart. Other lawyers said she was exactly the kind of person you’d want defending you on a first-degree murder charge. But Adnan was convicted, and a year later, Gutierre ... Show More
52m 42s
Dec 2014
Serial S01 - Ep. 11: Rumors
Almost everyone describes the 17-year-old Adnan the same way: good kid, helpful at the mosque, respectful to his elders. But a couple of months ago, Sarah started getting phone calls from people who knew Adnan back then, and told her stories of a different kind of boy. Our newest ... Show More
39m 40s
May 2020
Colonel, Defector, Defendant
In this week’s episode, Fritz and Karam speak to Der Spiegel’s Christoph Reuter about Anwar R. Christoph Reuter interviewed him in 2013 over two days and tells us "how he ticks".And in court this week, Eyad A.’s police statement from August 2018 was admitted as evidence while his ... Show More
27m 1s
Aug 2020
Episode 420: Jodi Arias Part II - Juror #7
<p>As we close the Jodi Arias saga, we meet the attorneys defending and prosecuting Arias, see how Jodi transforms for the cameras, and hear her spin a yarn of sexual abuse and Mormon misadventure.</p><p>Kevin MacLeod (<a href="http://incompetech.com/">incompetech.com</a>) Licens ... Show More
1h 50m