Adnan Syed was convicted for girling his ex-girlfriend, Hae, in Baltimore approximately sixteen years ago. Adnan has been proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt due to the credibility of Jay’s testimony, suspicious behaviour, physical evidence and witnesses. The state began by explaining how Adnan had to put ‘everything on the line for his relationship with Hae.’ His family, his relationships at the mosque, and his religion are all examples of parts of his life that he must sacrifice for Hae. Over time, this slowly built up resentment towards Hae in the form of possession. Therefore, when Hae finally left him, he was left with nothing but outrage fueling his desire to kill her. In fact, Hae reveals, through her diary, that she felt guilty for being a sacrifice to his religion. Apparently, Adnan would sometimes jokingly say ‘I’m going to hell because of you’ or ‘You’re the devil.’ In addition, when Adnan was senior king for his homecoming dance; his family found him and directly …show more content…
As an illustration, Adnan lied when questioned two times by the police about whether or not he had asked Hae for a ride during the day of the alleged murder. At first, he confirms that he did in fact ask Hae for a ride that day. However, in the next questioning he decides to change his story and decline that he ever asked Hae for a ride at all that day. Nonetheless, Krista and Becky both testify that they remember seeing Adnan ask Hae for a ride that day. In addition, many people believed that Adnan attempted to fake a catatonic state when Hae’s body was found. Adnan had told the nurse that Hae, “had wanted to get back together with him, that she still loved him, but that he didn’t want to get back into the relationship in that manner — that they would always be friends.” As one can see, this quote is disturbing in because it may represent the surge of regret that he experienced as Hae’s body was