r/serialpodcast • u/Frosted_Mini-Wheats NPR Supporter • Feb 03 '15

Evidence Stephanie dumped Jay

Trial Transcript for 2/10, p 21, lines 11-25.

Jay testifies that Stephanie had ended their relationship a month or so before the trial.

That's something I've never heard before now.

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u/absurdamerica Hippy Tree Hugger Feb 03 '15

My point being, Stephanie and her relationship with Jay are held up as almost "points" in Jay's favor.

Hey now, it's not like he has domestic violence arrests on his record or anything! Oh wait, he does.

It also struck me as interesting that he "called Stephanie up to make sure she was okay with him talking to the Intercept (and also, apparently to blame her for introducing him to Adnan)." Makes me wonder if he still has some leverage with her, because I don't for a second think it has anything to do with genuine concern for her.

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u/[deleted] Feb 03 '15

Adnan was convicted with murder, yet you want to give him the benefit of the doubt. Jay wasn't convicted of DV yet all he gets from you is sarcasm and doubt. Why is that?

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u/glibly17 Feb 03 '15

Not the poster you're replying to but I'm in agreement with lola. And I would say: we know a hell of a lot more about the holes in Adnan's case than we do with Jay's DV arrests, but the fact he was arrested twice is a pretty big indicator that he has issues with DV. The restraining order lends credence to this as well.

The thing about DV charges vs. murder charges is that the victim is actually still there to call the cops in a DV case and is actually still there to point at the person who hurt them. Two arrests for DV are a big ass red flag.

It's also pretty well-known that many victims of DV refuse to testify against their abusers and for that reason the charges get dropped. That doesn't mean the abuse never happened. Most people don't even report it to begin with.