Jay doesnt give any proof that Koenig was lying, and she herself describes their encounter very apologetically and with respect for his desire not to be recorded. He just started opening up. We were left to chew this all over. Wilds' first taped interview with police occurred on February 28, 1999. On Tuesday, prosecutors dropped all charges after DNA test results came back that excluded Syed. It was at least a week before she died, when he found out she was either cheating on him or leaving him, Jay says in the interview. WebA larger role in events by Jay Wilds than he has yet acknowledged is consistent with the reasonable, cautious approach to the facts that I am trying to take. More importantly, was he going to add to our understanding of Haes murder? Notably, Wilds declined to be a part of the podcast although he was offered an interview. WebAt trial, the prosecution claimed that Adnan killed Hae and then called Jay for help only twenty minutes after school ended, at 2:36 PM. We were in the car, we were riding, smoking. Rounding up our favorite funny videos of the month. The Slate Group LLC. WebThere is a separate page with details of Jays own court case for the murder of Hae Min Lee. Syed was previously sentenced to life in prison. Jays post-Serial interviews with The Intercept: Part 1, Part 2, Part 3. Group, a Graham Holdings Company. Mentally, its hard to compare Jays account of events after weve gained a certain picture that has been corroborated by multiple sources. Didn't say that much. Often, this means that the new evidence is "noncumulative," that it doesn't simply bulk up evidence already established at trial. What about the content, the facts, the evidence? Wilds says he was ditching last period of school that day with Syed when he borrowed Syed's car and phone to buy a gift for his then-girlfriend Stephanie at the mall. The court heard testimony from a number of key witnesses including Asia McClain and Gerald R. Grant, an expert witness on cell phone technology. He might really have just been bullshitting at the time. Adnan Syed's prolonged legal battle has become the subject of many documentaries and shows over the years. Maryland passed the Juvenile Restoration Act about a year ago in 2021. He was just laughing," said Syed's brother, Yusuf Syed. That is his prerogative. Feb. 25, 2000:The jury found Syed guilty of first-degree murder, kidnapping, false imprisonment and robbery. 2023 The Hollywood Reporter, LLC. Jay chose not to talk. That is especially the case when a witness changes his story years later. This came after the 41-year-old served more than 23 years in prison. Normal high school 'I'm mad at her and I'll scratch her car' sort of stuff. By submitting your email, you agree to our Terms and Privacy Policy and to receive email correspondence from us. Reportedly, prosecutor Marilyn Mosby commented on the situation, saying. Wilds also admitted to lying about other details. http://t.co/EOJCykQfxG pic.twitter.com/riOdWechHF, Brett LoGiurato (@BrettLoGiurato) December 29, 2014, Why does Jay keep changing his story? On Tuesday, September 27, ID is scheduled to re-air an updated version of its special, titled Adnan Syed: Overturned, following Syed's release from prison after nearly 23 years. Maybe it's a good thing that people are introduced to this fact of life in the criminal justice system. Subscribe for full access to The Hollywood Reporter, His interview raises more questions than answers for devotees of the popular podcast. In the first of a multi-part interview with The Intercept's Natasha Vargas-Cooper, Jay Wilds describes how he first came to meet Syed at Woodlawn High School in Baltimore. ), Wilds tells Vargas-Cooper that he first met Syed through his then-girlfriend Stephanie, who told him that "Adnan was pretty cool" and wanted to buy weed from him. As detailed in Serial, Wilds told police that he had helped Syed bury Lees body and hide her car, while Pusateri said that Wilds had also confessed this to her. What If a Whole Stand-up Special Were About Peanut Butter? February 12th, 1999 Anonymous call from Asian male comes in to Police, telling them to focus on ex-boyfriend. Ahead of tonight's final episode, here's a full timeline laying out the essential facts of Syed's case. There was never a real friendship. Our kids were crying.. Feb. 28, 1999: Syed was arrested and charged with first-degree murder. But in real life, of course youre more than just a states witness. Journalist Natasha Vargas-Cooper tells the story of her four hours with Jay Wilds, the linchpin from the best podcast ever. L.A. I made him smoke one time, he got a little high, got a little weird. I follow him halfway back down the hill, park, smoke some cigarettes. A judge must consider, "Do these additional problems really add anything to the case?" Lee had In Wilds' newest version of events, Adnan was in his car with Jay instead of being at his last period of school. It's in the evening after school, we never hung out in the morning. Interviews in Serial (including ones from Adnan) do acknowledge that Jay was known as a resident bad boy at Woodlawn High School. As with everything related to Serial and the murder of Hae, the emotional motives arent quite clear. The standard of proof a person must meet to get a conviction overturned is higher than the standard he must meet to get an acquittal. But he didnt call me unless he needed something.. He then claims that the two are together and leaving Best Buy for Wilds' friend "Cathy's" house (her name was changed for the podcast) between 3 and 4 p.m., which would put Syed in possession or capable of making the "Nisha Call" at 3:32 p.m.Nisha being a friend of only Syed and not Wilds. But that does not mean there is enough doubt to overturn a conviction. February 10th, 1999 Haes body found by Alonzo Sellars as he pulls over on the side of the road and goes into the woods to urinate. Wilds' interview with The Intercept conflicted with testimony he gave during Syed's murder trial, which was reassessed by the Serial podcast. From the day Syed met Lee to his release from prison more than twenty years later, below we chronicle the main events. On February 28, 1999, Wilds' initial police interrogation was captured on camera and, on the same day, Syed was arrested. At that time, prosecutors did not completely dismiss the case. He testified that Adnan killed Hae and forced him to help bury her body. The police confirm to the press that they are investigating her death as a homicide. BALTIMORE - Adnan Syed spent more than 20 years in prison following his conviction in the 1999 death of his ex-girlfriend, Hae Min Lee. Sept. 28, 2022:The family ofHae Min Lee filed a notice of appealin an attempted to reverse a Maryland judge's decision tovacate the murder convictionof Syed. Privacy Policy and May 28, 2010:Syed made an appeal for post-conviction relief in 2010 based on ineffective assistance of counsel based on his defense attorney Cristina Gutierrez's failure to investigate an alibi witness, Asia McClain, who maintained she was talking with Syed in the library at the exact time that prosecutors said Syed attacked Lee in a Best Buy parking lot several miles away. NOTHING was matched to Syed, Brown confirmed on Twitter. Wilds says he was ditching last period of school that day with Syed when he borrowed Syed's car and phone to buy a gift for his then-girlfriend Stephanie at the mall. According to reports, Gutierrez interpreted a statement by the judge as tantamount to accusing her of lying. But this latest version of events is confusing rather than clarifying, another who-the-heck-knows account superimposed over recalcitrant cell phone records and diverging testimonies. Rabia Chaudry, the woman who first brought Syeds story to Koenig, spoke out on Twitter to say this newest story could actually help Syeds case. There was never a real friendship. Wilds interview with The Intercept provided yet another timeline and version of events from Jay, whose inconsistencies from his first few retellings were a focus of host Sarah Koenigs investigation. The Intercept said that at least one other interview with Jay will be released, so heres hoping fans will get more clarity in the next part of the conversation. Wilds is a free man who now lives in California. Other cited factors include the discovery of new suspects and concerns about a detective who worked on Syed's case. Reddit users, including psychpathic_rhino and A_mellifera, chatted about the various details in his interview. (Jay says he left that part out of his testimony to protect her. Memories fade, motives change. However, the police had a cell phone tower map that was either incorrect or they misinterpreted. July 1, 2016. That may be the case for Syed, and if it is, it will be an instructive case. He thought he was going to be a little blurb. Hell, he says Koenig never referred to it as Serial or even as a podcast. A Complete Timeline of The Case Against Adnan Syed, What to Know About 'The Hunger Games' Prequel. Jay Wilds is a former classmate of Adnan Syed from Baltimore, Maryland. After a person is convicted, guilt beyond reasonable doubt is out the window. If you can make head or tails of this latest swerve in the Serial universe, let us know. Syed's legal representative, Erica Suter, handed his case over to the Baltimore City State's Attorney's Office on October 2, 2021, the day the statute came into force. Sign up for THR news straight to your inbox every day. He came back with no tools or anything. Youre a person who went through a traumatic thingEven just meeting you yesterday for that short time, hearing you talk so forcefully about what you saw, and about Adnans guiltfor both Julie and me, that was powerful and clarifying.. Jay from Serial interview offers new timeline, other details. It was determined Lee was strangled to death. And perhaps Syed was actually in possession of his cell phone for much of the day? After buying the gift, he says he went to his friend Jenn's house, then he says Syed called him, asking him to pick him up at Best Buy, where Syed apparently confesses to Wilds of killing Lee: Let's back up, tell me what happened when you arrived at the Best Buy to pick up Adnan. In the interview, Wilds told a story that differed from the one he told police and jurors, and for a while, it seemed that the story of Serial which ended with Koenig admitting that she wasn't convinced of Syed's guilt or innocence could end with Syed going free after all. Was he just trying to buy sympathy now? With its debut season, Koenig and Julie Snyder's investigative podcast, produced by This American Life, piqued the public's curiosity. And it was really hard for him to deal with being on the losing end. An appeals panel of seven judges heard oral arguments relating to the final appeal in Syeds case. "But with his interview yesterday, Wilds broke that spine, and possibly the state's case with it.". "And people were starting to find out he was a loser, 'Oh, you and Hae aren't together anymore. Here, we lay out the essential facts. This week, in an interview with The Intercept, Jay Wilds came forward with his account of the January day in 1999 when Hae Min Lee was murdered. I don't know if she said something he couldn't handle, and he went off the edge or if he had been seriously speculating about it. Syed was put on trial in February 2000 and was convicted of the murder of his girlfriend Hae Min Lee. His account of what it was like to see Koenig show up at his home and hear about her hitting up his friends is chilling: I could also tell that she was uncomfortable talking to me. As fans of Serial might expect, Jay reiterates the same basic story he told at trial Adnan killed Hae alone, then Jay helped him bury her body with a few changes to the timeline that could either mean everything, or nothing. I don't know what happened, what occurred between them that day. It also led to theorists and supporters forming a social media movement. But Syed's murder conviction and sentence were revoked in September 2022, years after the Serial podcast made major waves. While Wilds pled guilty to accessory after the fact, he served no time. Wilds' testimony in the murder trial was central to the conviction of Syed due to the nature of his account of events. Terms of Service apply. In his full written opinion, Welch noted that Jay Wildss testimony was inconsistent with the States version of events, and that Gutierrez rendered ineffective assistance when she failed to cross-examine the state's expert regarding the reliability of cell tower location evidence. Given that such a cross-examination could have led to a different outcome, Welch concluded that Syed should be granted a new trial. He failed; he lost the girl.. This is the final stage in the States appeals process. Per the documents, prosecutors tested twelve items found at the scene in Leakin Park, including Lee's necklace, clothing, and fingernail clippings. This was an utter failure of the criminal justice system. Judge Welch vacated Syeds original conviction and ordered a new trial on the basis of the evidence given in the February 2016 hearing. I thought at worst he'd throw a rock through her window or something. Adnan Syed, center, sits in front of Hae Min Lee during their high school days. "It looks like lots and lots and lots of violent crime cases where the main witnesses are cooperating witnesses and there are no eye witnesses to the violent act, where guilt has to be proven circumstantially. In a shocking reversal, Maryland's highest court announced this month that Syed will not receive a new trial, reinstating his murder conviction and reversing the Court of Special Appeals' decision from last year. His family told Syed over the phone. I had a lot more on the line than just a few bags of weed. Jay also impresses upon the reader how scared he was of the cops as a weed dealer, one that was running a fairly elaborate operation rather than managing a few nickel bags. In 2014, Sarah Koenig's podcast, titled Serial, dropped its first season covering Adnan Syed's case and re-examining every detail. As described on the Serial podcast, Lee and Syed dated for much of 1998, and had broken up towards the end of the year. But the podcast did ignite a level of public interest that breathed new life into the case, and less than two years after Serial ended, a judge vacated Syed's conviction and ordered a new trial. It's been a long road from conviction to freedom for Syed. As previously promised, Baltimore County's key witness in their case that led to the conviction of Adnan Syed for the murder of his ex-girlfriend Hae Min Lee finally spoke to the media on-record about his role in the day Lee was killed in 1999just not with Serial, the podcast that documented his elusiveness and problematic account of the day. The petition argued that McClains testimony would have directly challenged the States theory of the case, and potentially changed the outcome of the trial. (And to followers of the podcast, Wilds' version would also appear to place Adnan in possession of the phone during the ballyhooed Nisha call. Heightened emotions, the constant need to see them yet feeling your heart flutter when you do, that inability to go to sleep or eat, the hiding from your parents, the first touching of your hands, the first kiss, you get the pict He sees Haes body poking through the dirt behind a large log. Its in the evening after school, we never hung out in the morning. It was at least a week before she died, when he found out she was either cheating on him or leaving him. In production since 2015, "The Case Against Adnan Syed" re-examined Hae Min Lee's disappearance, from her relationship with Syed up to present-day, as Syed pushed for a new trial. or 'How many minutes am I supposed to hold somebody under the water for?' Albert Samaha is a senior culture reporter at BuzzFeed News and author of two books, "Concepcion: Conquest, Colonialism, and an Immigrant Family's Fate" and "Never Ran, Never Will: Boyhood and Football in a Changing American Inner City." So I said, 'Look man, I'm not touching [Hae]. She kept saying, Its going to be in your interest to talk to me, and that just started to feel like a threat, like if I didnt talk to her it was going to be bad news for me.. By Ken Kurson 12/30/14 9:22pm. Now, Im not so sure.. Mosby said to Hellgren. Later that month, Syed was arrested, largely because an acquaintance, Jay Wilds, told police he had helped Syed bury the body. Syed has consistently maintained his innocence. And when his new trial rolls around, a former classmate will testify that she was with him at the library when the murder happened. / CBS Baltimore. This is the same day Adnan was arrested - at the age of 17. Please logout and login again. He calls me and says 'I'm outside,' so I come outside to talk to him and followed him to a different car, not his. The Circuit Court agreed to a new post-conviction relief hearing to cover several specific areas of argument: Asias testimony, the cell tower evidence, the allegation of ineffective assistance of counsel relating to both, and the possibility of prosecutorial misconduct during the original trial. Syed's classmate Jay Wilds, who said at trial that he helped Syed bury Lee's body, became the central figure in the national conversation over Syed's guilt. After a few side trips, they allegedly buried Haes body less than six hours later, around 7:00 PM. Im gonna kill that bitch, man. That really doesnt match up to what the other three have said. The arrest came after police had subpoenaed Syeds cellphone records, and questioned two people from his call log: Jay Wilds and Jennifer Pusateri. Some of this isnt quite fair. I might have sat next to him in a class, and joked or something. "From the way he carried himself, at least, it looked like he had never lost anything before. I dont feel comfortable drawing conclusions like that. For example, he says he lied to the cops when he said Adnan showed him Haes body outside of Best Buy; it was actually in front of his grandmothers home, but I didnt want to involve my grandmother, he says. I only smoked with him two or three times. We get into his car, and he drives up around the corner to Hae's car. Adnan also never describes himself as especially close with Jay, which begs the question: Why would Adnan choose Jay of all people to help him out with a murder? But does this change the way we think about him, the enigma who at best gave inconsistent testimony and at worst helped put an innocent teen behind bars? Yes. The new appeal was for post-conviction relief on the basis that Syed had inadequate assistance of counsel during his trial. Jay From Serial Just Gave His First Interview. But his version of the day of the murder, January 13, 1999, contains key, recurring plot points in many versions of the story. March 8, 2019:In a split 43 ruling, the Court of Appeals reversed the findings of the lower courts, denying Syed's request for a new trial, court records show. Yes. Additionally, Wilds stated that he had assisted the accused in disposing of Lee's body at Leakin Park. Syed was found guilty on February 25, 2000. Oct. 7, 2022:The MarylandAttorney General's Officejoined Lee's family in calling for a pause to circuit court proceedings for Adnan Syed. This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google "In part because they occur later in time than the original testimony, and because they are going up against testimony that was under oath.". When did you two get closer to each other? Thats more than understandable. "The court views recantation evidence with great suspicion," said Steve Drizin, a law professor at Northwestern University and an attorney at the Center for Wrongful Convictions, who considers the court's view on this flawed. It wasn't like, 'Oh, we're going bowling, and let's call it in before we go bowling and call the rest of our friends and call Jay.' She looked kinda purple, blue, her legs were tucked behind her, she had stockings on, none of her clothes were removed, nothing like that. Brown submitted a supplement to the motion to reopen based on new information that attorney Susan Simpson had uncovered about the reliability of cell tower evidence. Syed was granted a new trial more than two years ago, yet he remains in jail. Jurors on the case overheard a sidebar between Syed's defense attorney - Cristina Gutierrez - and the judge. HBO's four-part documentary The Case Against Adnan Syed, which began filming in 2015 and wrapped last year, chronicles the many developments in Syed's case since Serial and presents new evidence and new interviews with key figures. You're in this on your own. Like if a car goes by, and I jump out and wave at them saying, 'Hey, this is a murderer right here.' I only smoked with him two or three times. The thing is, it is well documented that Koenig wanted to have Jays voice. The judgment was delivered after years of wait and thorough examination of the case and evidence presented during his initial trial in 2000. They imprisoned the wrong man. The trial, which resulted in a life sentence that was later overturned - has been reinstated on the basis that Maryland violated the victim's family's right to attend the hearing. Frosh disputed that and issued a statement critical of Mosby's claims and saying there were "serious problems" with the motion to vacate Syed's conviction. He asked me if I had shovels, so I went inside my house and got some gardening tools. Her body was discovered by authorities about a month later in Baltimore's Leakin Park. In Jays new telling, he did pick Adnan up from the Best Buy parking lot, but didnt see Haes body until later, in front of his grandmothers house. JAY Wilds was a key witness in a 2000 murder trial where Adnan Syed was charged for the murder of Hae Min Lee. Photo: Karl Merton Ferron/Baltimore Sun/TNS/Getty Images. Vargas-Cooper asks. Please enter valid email address to continue. pic.twitter.com/QhE5vAxdtP, rabia chaudry (@rabiasquared) December 29, 2014, PERJURY ABOUNDS! Tune in to Adnan Syed: Overturned on ID this Tuesday, September 27, 2022, at 9 pm ET, to learn more about the on-going case. Get browser notifications for breaking news, live events, and exclusive reporting. Aside from the arguably significant timeline discrepancies put forth by Jay, his perception of Adnan and Haes relationship is dramatically different from the way it was described by Hae in her diary, as well as Adnan and Don, Haes boyfriend at the time. Updated on: October 11, 2022 / 1:53 PM "Our criminal justice system is desperately in need of reform. I didn't know it was that close. No. Those are questions you should be asking the attorney general.". Syed's family, that day, fired his defense attorney. While the court agreed Syed's legal counsel was deficient, they found it was not enough to have swayed the jury to change their decision because the evidence against him was so strong. Koenig also tore holes in the timeline Wilds offered at trial and finished the podcast on a note of intense skepticism, saying that she would not have voted to convict Syed if she had been on the jury. Thats the truth. Wilds, who was an acquaintance of Syed, Prosecutors agreed to DNA tests on clothes, hair and other evidence. Syed was put on trial in February 2000 and was convicted of the murder of his girlfriend Redditors have already pounced on seeming inconsistencies and highlighted new twists; for instance, Wilds now says he first saw Lees body not in front of Best Buy, but outside of his grandmothers house.
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