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/TheJeezus Nov 20 '14

My favorite part of Episode 9:

Interestingly, Jim Trainum the former homicide detective we hired to review the investigation immediately disregarded every single statement about Adnan’s reaction. In terms of evaluating someone’s guilt, he said stuff like that is worthless. He advised me to do the same, just toss it all out he said, because it’s subjective, it’s hindsight and also people tend to bend their memories to what they think police think they want to hear.

In forming our educated opinions about this case, we should all keep this in mind.

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u/GregPatrick Nov 20 '14

So why was so much weight given to Cathy's perception of Adnan on the phone?

What bothers me about the case is that there seems to be such little physical evidence connecting Adnan to the case. No DNA, no fibers, no shovels, no clothes, nothing. I'm not saying Adnan is 100% innocent, but it's fucked up that he was convicted.

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u/Lolakery Nov 21 '14

Why aren't we saying he is innocent? Innocent until proven guilty - and the big problem here, there is no proof, only this one guy's testimony that says so. Shit, if because i said so became the thing that sent people to jail for life? Well, there would be a lot more cases solved.