So this week's podcast was pretty interesting in that it brought some new perspective to the table in the form of Enright and the Innocence Project. However, in the end what we get from the entire thing is the implication that the police did not do enough detecting in their initial investigation and that they failed to test everything they could have possibly tested. We do also get Enright's super optimism suggesting Adnan's innocence, but honestly this seems like it can be discounted for now. This is for two reasons. First, Enright might be the spokesperson for the Innocence Project's actions into the case, but as Koenig said, Enright is one of the busiest people she's met and she therefore isn't likely to be too involved in the actual investigation of the case. Additionally, Enright says herself that she has a "tree-hugger, everyone's innocent" instinct. This sort of threw me off; did anyone else think Enright was a bit quirky? Not only does she mention this tree-hugger thing, but she calls one of her students a "pro-government right-wing Republican operative," and then laments the fact that she's never had a psychopath as a client. Not sure how I feel about that.
Anyways, since we're getting what seems to be a slightly biased view from this episode in the form of Enright (though I'm sure the Innocence Project will ultimately be unbiased and will support their conclusions with evidence), I decided I would pull in some outside information that I think is pretty biased in the opposite direction. However, I do think there's some pretty compelling evidence here and there in these links as well, so I would encourage you guys to read them if you have time.
Regardless, the links I included at the bottom of this post are to several rounds of interviews conducted by an internet magazine called "The Intercept" with Jay and the main prosecutor in Adnan's case, Kevin Urick. Honestly, I'm sure we could discuss these things for a while, but I'll stick to talking about what I found interesting in them. Also, I want to mention that someone included the first part of Jay's interview in a previous podcast, but I'll be focusing on the third part because that's where some real controversy is at.
So first I'll start with this third Jay interview. Click on the link below and you'll
immediately be confronted by a large picture of a Reddit thread titled "Pictures of Jay's last home and new address." Can you see where this is going? Essentially, this portion of Jay's interview focuses on the negative attention he's received since the podcast came out; people have showed up at his house, there's the possibility that the podcast caused him to lose his job, and he fears for his family's safety (he has kids now too). All this Jay says is a result of Koenig painting a sensationalized and evil image of Jay. Of course, the interviewer seems to hint at times that this might be Jay's fault in some degree; Koenig offers to let Jay tell his side of the story several times but Jay declines every time. Jay justifies this by saying that he didn't think she would really talk about him in the podcast and voices concerns that she might have twisted his words.
Next we come to Urick's interview and some of the bias The Intercept seems to have. You can see this most clearly in this quote,"So, Koenig dismissed the decision of the 12 jurors who heard the case, and even though she found nothing that would exonerate Syed, she shifted the burden of proof back onto the state." Anyway, The Intercept's interview with Urick is overall quite interesting in that he dismisses Adnan's innocence and says that the corroboration of Jay's story with cell records is certainly enough to incriminate Adnan despite the two not being enough on their own. He also says that Adnan's attorney did her absolute best in trying to defend Adnan and put a full effort into it, something that is in accordance with what Casey posted that the Enright said. Which makes me also wonder; how in the world Adnan was granted that appeal for ineffective counsel?
Jay Part 1: https://firstlook.org/theintercept/2014/12/29/exclusive-interview-jay-wilds-star-witness-adnan-syed-serial-case-pt-1/
Jay Part 2: https://firstlook.org/theintercept/2014/12/30/exclusive-jay-part-2/
Jay Part 3: https://firstlook.org/theintercept/2014/12/31/jay-speaks-part-3/
Urick Part 1: https://firstlook.org/theintercept/2015/01/07/prosecutor-serial-case-goes-record/
Urick Part 2: https://firstlook.org/theintercept/2015/01/14/exclusive-serial-prosecutor-defends-guilty-verdict-adnan-syed-case-part-ii/
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