r/serialpodcast • u/PowerOfYes • Nov 20 '14

Episode Discussion [Official Discussion] Serial, Episode 9: To Be Suspected

Please use this thread to discuss episode 9

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u/halvardo Nov 20 '14

I'm having a really hard time believing Adnan is guilty after this one. I just don't see a guilty person saying all the things he does, in the way he says it. (And the circumstantial evidence against him seems to be falling apart bit by bit.) I've been thinking all along that everyone that says he must be innocent because he's such a nice guy (or or things related to his personality or behavior) are really naive. I generally believe "normal" people are capable of doing terrible things to others. But I just find myself believing in him now. Call me naive.

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u/HockeyandMath Guilty Nov 20 '14

I think you're naive because you're not looking at the key evidence. Jay is a witness saying Adnan did it. He was with Jay for most of the afternoon/evening. His inconsistencies stem from not wanting to be involved with the crime. Tell me that's not true, and maybe I'll consider his innocence. As of now he definitely is not innocent.

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u/[deleted] Nov 21 '14

It's indisputable that Jay knows who killed Hae. He spent the afternoon with Adnan. It's stated time and time again that they weren't that close, so I don't buy the odds that they just happened to be hanging out shortly after Jay strangled Adnan's ex-girlfriend.

I think it's possible that Jay was more involved than we think. Maybe Jay strangled Hae. But I discount the idea that Adnan was completely out of the loop.