Wed, Oct 29, 2014
Sarah Koenig examines the evidence against Adnan Syed. This includes Jay's testimony, a palm print on a map, and cell phone records. She speculates on how the murder could have taken place if Syed was responsible, but she also examines some evidence that does not quite fit the prosecutor's narrative.
Wed, Oct 22, 2014
Sarah Koenig drives the route that prosecutors claim Adnan Syed took to day of Hae Min Lee's murder. She goes from the high school to the Best Buy parking lot where Jay claims he was shown the body. Although the time-line is possible, there are questions about whether call logs and cell tower pings back Jay's story.
Wed, Oct 15, 2014
Sarah Koenig examines how an anonymous tip leads detectives to search Adnan Syed's phone records. They, then, track down a marijuana dealer Jay Wilds who claims that Syed confessed to killing Lee and then forced him to help bury the body. The police claim to cooperate the story with cell phone records.
Wed, Nov 12, 2014
Sarah Koenig looks more closely at Jay's account of events. She talks to jury members and a homicide detective who tells them the investigation was better than average. Koenig and a producer meet with Jay, but he refuses an interview. They speak to one of Jay's friends and are left with further questions.
Wed, Nov 19, 2014
Sarah Koenig considers new information about a crucial call in the case. She discusses contradictory stories about a pay phone in front of Best Buy. She also talks to a witness who claims to have spoken to Hae Min Lee on the day of the murder and another witness who say Adnan Syed in the library the day of the murder.
Wed, Dec 17, 2014
Sarah Koenig looks back at the case and concludes after a year of research that she still doesn't know what happened Hae Min Lee. She discusses information that she discovered since the podcast began. She looks over the evidence and concludes that neither Jay nor Syed's story fit the evidence. She also discusses Syed's petition for an appeal.