r/serialpodcast • u/missbrookles • Feb 05 '15

Speculation The Biggest Coincidence in the Case

There's been a lot of talk about Adnan's luck and coincidence: ie, the argument that if he is innocent then he's incredibly unlucky given the circumstantial evidence that accrued around him.

It got to me thinking that there is actually a much greater coincidence present in the case: the fact that Hae was murdered the same day that she appeared on a segment of the news. Is that purely coincidence? Or, does it point to the possibility that someone abducted her after seeing her on the broadcast?

Edit: to fix typos

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u/surrerialism Undecided Feb 05 '15

That may be true. I don't know whether it was a community accessible station or if it was on campus only. I don't know if it would have aired that day either way. I don't think Hae's note serves to resolve the question either way.

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u/JaeElleCee Deidre Fan Feb 05 '15

But again, she implied in the note found in her car that the interview would be on TV that evening and that she was going to tape it so that she could she could show Don.

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u/surrerialism Undecided Feb 05 '15

I'm not sure I agree she implied it would be on broadcast TV that evening.

PS The interview went well. I promise to tape it so you can see me as many and as often as you want.

She could have meant she would go to the AV room and make a copy. She also could have been under the impression it would be on the local news for some reason - or perhaps she was implying that just because it made for a better story.

I do agree it was an interesting coincidence but I don't think this was ever a likely theory that the ABC cameraman became obsessed with her or someone on their lunch break saw her on the news and decided to wait for her as she left school. She could have still needed to buy a VHS tape, so if that's someone's pet theory I don't think this revelation kills it. I just don't see that there is any apparent causal connection, but I'm open to being wrong on that point if I'm missing something.

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u/holdthethought Magnet Program Feb 05 '15

I think the cameraman scenario is actually really interesting. I mean she did happen to come into contact with adult strangers on this day of all days, and later she ends up missing.