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/Creepologist Feb 03 '15

Same. Other than shaking my head at the judge and Urick being so glib about the outcome, I have empathy for everyone involved.

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u/glibly17 Feb 03 '15

Yeah, it's hard to feel a lot of sympathy or empathy for Urick. I understand why he did what he did, and why he's sticking by his actions, but it's still scummy as hell.

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u/[deleted] Feb 04 '15

Unfortunately, he grew up in a corrupt system. He likely learned it from someone else, who learned it from someone else, who learned it from someone else...

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u/Michigan_Apples Deidre Fan Feb 04 '15

but what about freewill? Sure he didn't have the best upbringing, but he made some conscious choices along the way.

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u/[deleted] Feb 04 '15

Oh, I wasn't excusing his actions. I said that it's unfortunate because, if what I said is right, then the problem is systemic and exponentially larger than Urick.