In the years since, Gutierrez has died, forever leaving these questions unanswered (Serial вЂњThe AlibiвЂќ). Before this could happen, an investigation occured and Gutierrez was disbarred for overcharging her clients. Some, including Koenig, have speculated that Gutierrez may have planned to appeal the case, and then win there, allowing her to charge the Syed more money. Strange thing for a defense attorney to do to her client. She did not explore many possibilities and pieces of evidence that may have resulted in Adnan Syed being found guilty. Speaking of Gutierrez, thatвЂ™s a mystery in and of itself. Furthermore, Asian McClain was never even contacted by SyedвЂ™s lawyer, Cristina Gutierrez. For no particular reason, this was never explored in court, not even mentioned.

McClain even went so far as to provide a signed affidavit affirming her statement. She provided Syed with a very clear alibi, stating that he was at the library at the time of the murder, with her, chatting. ItвЂ™s incredible to think that the case and verdict took as little time as they did, when it appears that the case should have dragged out for months, even years. To put it in the wordвЂ™s of Koenig, the case is a mess (Serial вЂњWhat We KnowвЂќ). There are several alibis, all for different people. HIs story changed, and some of the information he provided was proved false. Also, the other outstanding piece of evidence is the testimony of Jay Wilds. ItвЂ™s a mess, and I donвЂ™t think that the cell phone records are reliable. No one knows if Syed made the call, or if Jay Wilds did, or if it was someone else! Someone could know who made the call, and could be lying, or not telling anyone at all. She pointed out that much of the evidence used to convict Syed is very unreliable and circumstantial. Sarah Koenig, the narrator of this podcast changed my thoughts a little bit. For this reason, I, and I believe most people, put their faith in the court system, and trust the outcomes of its processes. If we begin to doubt the justice system, the world begins to fall apart, dissolving into corruption and conspiracy, whether actual or merely perceived. If the court system is throwing innocent people in jail, especially on a charge as significant as this, can we trust it? I feel that the answer is no. After all, heвЂ™s been tried in a court of law, and found guilty. IвЂ™ll admit, at first, I thought Adnan Syed was guilty.

I finished the first season with Episode 12: What We Know, which you guys can find here. In this post, IвЂ™m going back to discussing the podcast Serial, and my final thoughts as to Adnan SyedвЂ™s guilt or innocence. I believe that this will be my last post, so IвЂ™ll try to make it a good one! Hello all, and welcome back to the good olвЂ™ blog.

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