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Difference Between Hae And Adnan Syed

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In 1999 Adnan Syed was 17 years old and senior in high school, on January 13th 1999 Hae Min Lee, a girl that he had been close with, disappeared and 6 weeks later found dead; Adnan syed was charged with her murder and has been in prison ever since then. Adnan is a muslim-american who was on the track team had good grades and was homecoming prince who was dating Hae Min Lee off and on in high school. Hae and Adnan both had strict parents that don't believe in dating forcing them both to keep many secret from their families. When they broke up and Hae started dating a new guy some people say Adnan went crazy and others say he was hurt but he got over it. So when Hae went missing right after school wednesday some people thought it could've been him who killed her. The problem with Adnan's story is he doesn't remember that day, everyone was questions 6 weeks after the day Hae went missing he says he had track practice but they don't take attendance there so no proof, he said he could of been in the library but no one saw him, he also said the his friend Jay had his car and his cell phone when the murder was said to be happening. All together he had no alibi which makes him a suspect but also making jay a suspect. On February 28 1999 Adnan Syed was arrested and charged with first degree murder. …show more content…

Adnan Syed’s conflict with the justice system and the murder of Hae Lee teaches the reader that the truth doesn't always come out and the justice system is broken through Adnan being in jail for 16 years without having strong evidence to support him killing Hae

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