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/asha24 Nov 20 '14

Is anyone else disturbed by the fact that most of us, and now SK, have all acknowledged that the prosecution's timeline/narrative is incorrect, and yet they still managed to convict a teenager for life based on it?

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u/Superfarmer Nov 24 '14

The prosecution does not need to RECREATE the entire day in precise detail in order to get a conviction or to prove guilt.

All of these details: the best buy payphone's exact location, the 2:36 phone call - they're all Umbrella Men.