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There was no DNA, no fibers, no hairs, no matching soil from the bottom of his boots.

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His memory fog makes sense because it was a regular day for him, and you don't really remember days when nothing out of the ordinary happens

community reputation

Adnan was a model student, well-liked by peers and teachers with no history of violence

normal reaction to the breakup

Adnan's friends and teachers say he took the breakup like any teenager, he was sad but not enraged.

Questionable Motive

The state claims that Adnan Killed Hae out of humiliation and rage, but it doesn't match what everyone else who knew him was saying.

Deirdre Enright from the Innocence Project questions the motive, saying, "People break up all the time. Why would you want her dead just because she broke up with you?"

No connection to Leakin Park

Adnan's best friend, Saad, said Adnan had no idea where Leakin Park was and had never been there.

no physical evidence

No physical evidence can link him to Hae's murder or her burial site

Adnan's hand prints were found on the back cover of a map book in Hae's car, but he had frequently been in her car before, making the print inconclusive. Thirteen other unidentified prints were found in the map book, none matching Adnan or Jay.

wasn't close with Jay

Adnan claims detectives told him, 'We know what you and Jay did,' but he was confused, saying he barely knew Jay

Impossibility of timeline

Adnan argued that the 21-minute window for Hae's murder was too tight. He mentioned the significant traffic and delays in the school parking lot.

He also brought into question how he could've strangled Hae, moved her body, and made a call to Jay at the Best Buy within such a short span of time.

No evidence of a Payphone at Best Buy

Investigators found no records or physical evidence of a payphone at Best Buy in 1999, raising doubts about Jay's testimony and story

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(Adnan's friend, Stephanie's boyfriend)

Shady behavior

Jay's multiple stories and involvement in the crime raise suspicion about his real role in all of this.

Despite claiming he didn't help bury Hae, Jay wiped down shovels and disposed of clothes.

Motivation to lie

Jay may have fabricated or exaggerated his story to avoid harsher punishment for his involvement.

Jay admitted to helping bury the body, yet received a lighter sentence (deal with police)

Jay may have lied about key details to align his story with the call log

sole provider of motive

Jay claimed Adnan was furious and joked about killing Hae, but this did not match what others were saying

Unreliable narrator

Jay's story changed multiple times, leaving doubt about his credibility as a witness

He claimed Adnan planned the murder, but shifting his timeline and motives to this only weakens his testimony

Jay's account of where Adnan showed him Hae's body changed back and forth from Edmonson Avenue to the Best Buy Parking lot.

In one version, Jay said Adnan only told him about the murder on the day of. In another, he said Adnan had planned it days in advance.

Jay's timeline shifted multiple times. One of these times, he initially said Adnan called him at 3:45, but there's no call at that time in the records.

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(crucial alibi)

Asia was an alibi for Adnan, stating she saw him at the library.

Why was her statement ignored by the defense attorney?

her willingness to testify contradicts claims that Adnan was never accounted for within those crucial minutes after school the day Hae was murdered

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(dedicated advocate)

Rabia has uncovered multiple flaws in Adnan's trial, including a botched defence by his original defence attorney

She believes key witnesses, like Asia, were not used effectively

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Detective William Ritz & Greg MacGillivary

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Detective William Ritz & Greg MacGillivary

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potential bias

focused solely on Adnan based on Jay's inconsistent testimony.

No physical evidence that supports their case against Adnan

Certainty about Adnan's guilt, 'beyond question', leaves concerns about bias since the early stages of the investigation

their investigation quickly focused on Adnan despite other potential leads

Incomplete cell tower evidence

The prosecution only presented four out of 14 cell tower tests at trial, leaving out data that didn't support their timeline

Limited investigation into other suspects

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(negligence)

Failed to investigate Asia's Alibi, which could have proved Adnan innocent.

disbarred for having mishandled client money a few years after Adnan's trial, suggesting she may have thrown Adnan's case for plea money.

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(Hae's best friend)

no concerns about Adnan

"Aisha never reported Adnan acting obsessed or menacing post-breakup"

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(friends of Hae and Adnan)

Potential misunderstandings

" Becky and Krista mentioned Adnan asking for a ride but didn't suggest any hostility."

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(man who found Hae's body)

suspicious behaviour

"Mr. S walked 127 feet into the woods to relieve himself, yet didn't urinate."

"photos show Hae's body was barely visible, yet Mr. S claims he stumbled upon it by accident."

"the detectives questioned how Mr. S, not looking for a body, could spot it when even a surveyor with a map struggled to locate it."

"his story about why her stopped near the fallen tree keeps changing."

"He failed the polygraph test initially which indicates lying and deception"

criminal record

"Mr. S had a history of indecent exposure, including incidents just two moments before finding Hae's body."

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(Hae's boyfriend)

Barely investigated

"Don's Alibi was provided by a manager at LensCrafters, where his mother works, yet the investigation into him was minimal"

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An anonymous caller suggested looking at Adnan, but the source of this call remains unknown.

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(Jay's close friend)

Self-Preservation

Jenn initially lied to detectives and later implicated Jay, saying he told her about Adnan's involvement to protect himself

Limited role

Jenn corroborated Jay's story but admitted she didn't know Adnan and had no personal knowledge of his involvement

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A neighbour boy allegedly claimed to have seen a body in a car trunk, implicating Adnan. However, he later denied it, and his testimony was never used in court.

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Adnan acted strangely at Cathy's apartment, but he explained that he was high and didn't recall doing anything suspicious.

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Racial Bias concern

She raised concerns about possible racial profiling, noting how Adnan being described as 'controlling' could be from bias against his Muslim Pakistani background

Serial Killer Theory

Deirdre's team suggested the possibility of another suspect, such as a serial killer targeting Asian women in Baltimore

Enright and her team point out Jay's inconsistent testimonies and how it undermines the state's case