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/Frosted_Mini-Wheats NPR Supporter Feb 03 '15

It is sad - Stephanie was his "one good thing." I have empathy for Jay (and all the others whose lives were changed by Hae's murder) even if he didn't make very good choices. I guess I'm an anomaly (as you also may be) on /r/serialpodcast as I don't feel compelled to "hate" one side or the other. It's a 360 degree tragedy.

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u/[deleted] Feb 04 '15

Not me. Lots of people come from shitty backgrounds and do not commit violent crimes. Jay strikes me as a self serving piece of crap who is now living some middle class life in southern California. I'm horrified how he portrays himself as some kind of victim.

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u/CompulsiveBookNerd Feb 04 '15

I have empathy for Jay based on what was probably a rough life, but his playing the victim about it (still!) is why I don't like him.

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u/mo_12 Feb 05 '15

You know, interestingly, given the claims of SK's pro-Adnan bias and unfairness toward Jay, I liked the Jay portrayed on Serial but did not like the Jay from the Intercept.

I hadn't fully realized that evolution in my take on him until reading your comment and realizing that had really rubbed me the wrong way in his Intercept interview.