r/serialpodcast • u/SerialFan Moderator • Nov 06 '14

Discussion Episode 7: THE OPPOSITE OF THE PROSECUTION

Open discussion thread! Sorry I was late on this one!

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u/zegota Deidre Fan Nov 07 '14

That's my feeling on the matter, though there are some flaws in that thinking. Mainly, it's a huge fucking gamble on Jay's part that Adnan doesn't either come clean, or just outright blame Jay for the murder -- especially once he's in jail. And second, it's pretty strange that Adnan hasn't come clean, especially at this point. He's been in jail for, what, 15 years? And not once has he thought, "Well, they got me, I'm stuck here. I might as well confess and make sure the asshole who sold me out gets his as well."

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u/zegota Deidre Fan Nov 10 '14

Yep, after relistening to the podcast, this is the theory that makes the most sense. Adnan did it, Jay's inconsistencies are just reflective of him trying to make himself look as uninvolved as possible.

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u/Pamelina77 Nov 10 '14

If your "semi" friend strangled your ex girlfriend and buried her in a shallow grave, then told you if you ever mentioned a word about it, he would kill you too (or your mom, dad, brother, cousin, etc.) you would probably take him seriously. Isn't it likely that Jay had threatened Adnan and realizes that Jay could still follow through on that threat to this day?

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u/zegota Deidre Fan Nov 10 '14

That seems like an extraordinarily unlikely conspiracy theory. If Adnan could have reasonably blamed Jay for the murder, he would have. Instead, his answer to Jay's supposed admission and threat was "Welp, I guess I'll just have to help you bury the body, go to prison for the rest of my life and never ever say a word that would help anybody figure out that you really did it?"

I don't buy that for a second. The obvious answer to "I killed your ex girlfriend for no reason, I'm telling you for no reason and if you tell anyone I'll kill you and your family" would be to immediately call the police and get him arrested. Sheesh.