I follow him halfway back down the hill, park, smoke some cigarettes. I can't be as confident as Chaudry. Rabia Chaudry, a civil rights attorney who grew up near Syed and tipped the host of Serial off to the story believes Wilds is lying. Jays testimony was critical to the states case; indeed,without his testimony its virtually impossible that the state could have even brought Syed to trial. COMING NEXT: PART 2, Jays theory on the anonymous caller, why he agreed to testify in the states case against Adnan, and how Serial showed up at his front door. He tells the jury he lied to the police. Jay says: He and Adnan hung out at Cathy's. Jay Wilds, Maryland's key (and only) witness at Adnan Syed's 2000 trial for murdering Hae Min Lee which was chronicled on the hotly debated Serial podcast, which launched in October 2014 and completed its 12-episode run earlier this month has consented to a single interview (with The Intercept) in an attempt to tell his side of the story. That's where I'm at with this interview. ago It's possible but I think Jenn's 'evidence' is a little suspect too. And detective notes capped Browns interview with the word REWARD, written in all caps. Its not my job to figure that out. Romano Thomas BPD Mobile Crime Lab tech p103, Motion for mistrial granted p 255 Your culture and entertainment cheat-sheet. Jay said: I was also running [drug] operations from my grandmothers house. Were sitting there smoking and he receives a phone call from the police and gets all panicky. He also stated that Adnan drove Hae's car from the I-70 Park and Ride to a nearby McDonald's, where Jay was waiting in Adnan's car. We were in the car together during last periodhe was ditching the last period. They had to chase me around before they could corner me to talk to me, and there came a point where I was just sick of talking to them. Put this together and Jay's lies begin to make a bit more sense. "I don't know if she said something he couldn't handle, and he went off the edge or if he had been seriously speculating about it. The group of people I hung out with were different from the group of people I was from. She didnt look beat up. Thats led to some wild and totally unproven ideas on reddit, notably that Adnan hired Jay as a kind of hitman. And she's right. The details of his story changed on each telling. I really didnt know much about their relationship, if they hung out, where they hung out, when they hung out. The part where he quotes Adnan as saying "Come get me, the bitch is dead" is just so made up. Two incoming calls (we can't be sure who they were from) originated from the park at 7:09 p.m. and 7:16 p.m., suggesting whoever had Adnan's cell phone was, in fact, there around that time. and 4p.m. Adnan apparently told Jay he killed Hae in her car, which was somewhere around, but Jay was doubtful -- he thought the car was somewhere else. "Jay is the center of gravity in this case. But they don't need to. He just couldnt come to grips with those feelings. Were you involved?" He said no.. This interview is the first time Jay has spoken publicly about events surrounding Lees death and the trial that ended in Syeds conviction. Miller thinks his appeal has a real chance. He just seemed like someone who didnt smoke weed too much. The following two series stepped away from the whodunnit intensity of the first, and went on to examine an American army deserter and the court system in Ohio. Wilds also shares a follow-up email. This fact cannot be disputed. #FreeAdnan. Wilds looms large in Sarah Koenig and Julie Snyders reporting about the trial. Jay feels strongly that he was unfairly depicted by Koenig and that she painted a highly misleading portrayal of him and his role in the case. Hae was dead before she got to my house. Now, he doesn't mention this at all, because he said he wasn't sure where Hae's car was at the time. I met him while I was still at Woodlawn, so around 1998. Defendant: Adnan Syed Its in the evening after school, we never hung out in the morning. Almost by definition, the testimony of someone who repeatedly lies to you is not beyond a reasonable doubt; it's testimony that you would be unreasonable not to doubt. We may earn commission from links on this page, but we only recommend products we back. Judge Wanda Heards comments p15. I was pretty distraught, fucked up, feeling guilty for not saying nothing. Wilds was also an adult who sold marijuana to high school kids, which made him vulnerable. #FreeAdnan pic.twitter.com/4iCiYVHtFl, PERJURY ABOUNDS! Commencement of voir dire questioning of jury pool members p64, Emmanuel Obot BPD Mobile Crime Lab tech p168 You are also agreeing to our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. She pointed to several apparent discrepancies on Twitter. Her sudden passing explained, Marcel Marceaus parents His fathers tragic death, What happened to Marcel Marceaus brother? From the statements Wilds made in 2014 with The Intercept, it seems unlikely he would do so. She showed up on his doorstep one day and begged him to talk for her series. Support our mission and help keep Vox free for all by making a financial contribution to Vox today. Though Wilds stands by his storyat least the one he told The InterceptChaudry and Undisclosed have continued to dig up evidence that wouldnt just exonerate Syed, but also Wilds himself. He did, after all, give multiple conflicting locations for where the murder took place and where the body was found. Maybe Jays a liar. Im going to be late for practice, so just drop me off. He tells the police he lied to them. Inside Sheins controversial culture, Does Noom really work? Jay says: He went to the mall alone. And I said, Hey, I need to run to the mall cause I need to get a gift for Stephanie., He said then, No, I gotta go do something. But in his interview with the Intercept, Jay doesn't seem to think the evidence for premeditation was beyond a reasonable doubt. He failed; he lost the girl. All about the workings of this global humanitarian organization, Was Charles Stanley sick? Hae. Officer Scott Adcock County PD officer who responded to initial call on January 13 p37 He feared the police. It helped fan the flames of this story that people had already moved on from.. I believe I told them it was in front of Cathys [not her real name] house, but it was in front of my grandmothers house. Wilds told police that he helped Syed dig the hole where her body was buried and led police to her missing car. We drive over toCathys house to smoke. Again, here's Jay: I wasnt openly willing to cooperate with the police. No until they told me they werent trying to prosecute me for selling weed, or trying to get any of my friends in trouble. Heres everything we know about Jay Wilds before the premiere of HBOs documentary series, The Case Against Adnan Syed. "I only smoked with him two or three times. At this point, it's between 3 and 4 p.m. We know: At trial, the "trunk pop" moment allegedly happened at Best Buy. I wasnt fully cooperating, so if they said, Well, we have on phone records that you talked to Jenn. Id say, Nope, I didnt talk to Jenn. Until Jenn told me that she talked with the cops and that it was ok if I did too. And then I would only give them information pertaining to my interaction with someone or where I was. The state lied. "I guess I was being kind of a jury on whether or not people needed to be involved or whatever, but these people didn't have anything to do with it, and I knew they didn't have anything to do with it," he said. I dont think thats wrong, its high school, you know. He has firsthand knowledge on how Hae was murdered (strangled), where she was buried (Leakin Park) and the disposal of the car (300 Edgewood St). It wasnt until they made it clear they werent interested in my procurement of pot that I began to open up any. He was magnet. Apparently, Wilds had been inquiring about the sale price of a teachers motorcycle, which Kelly Blue Book puts at $3,000. And they were getting sentenced to three and five years. This led to Quarles declaring a mistrial. Pusateri's police interviews and court testimony (along with Wilds' own) were instrumental in convicting Syed of the killing. Attorneys for the State: Kevin Urick and Kathleen C Murphy, Judge:William Quarles, Associate Judge for Baltimore City Circuit Court. What the Undisclosed pod offers up for an explanation is that because Wilds himself came under investigation, he could not recover the money. After that, a public defender, Charles H Dorsey III, was appointed to represent him at the sentencing hearing on 25 June 2000. Assessing the truth behind the existence of the mind power, What happened to Kmart? He just started opening up. Hoo-boy, and then theres the motorcycle story that Undisclosed says confirms Wilds was the tipster. There wasn't any physical evidence linking Adnan to the crime. Urick did not let him walk into that interview blind. CNN Sans & 2016 Cable News Network. Their accounts depart when Wilds says Syed showed him the body in the trunk of the car, and then Syed enlisted Wilds to bury Lee. We know: At trial, Jay and Jenn both said he went to her house that afternoon. She was still in the trunk. 2. Adnan has a petition into Maryland's Court of Special Appeals. )Jay testified that moment happened hours earlier at a completely different location. People had lives and were trying to get into college and stuff like that. There is no mention of McDonald's or, again, the Park and Ride, in Jay's new timeline. "Anything that's going to make him innocent doesn't involve me. At the time,this was Maryland in the 90s, the drug laws were extremely serious. Read part one of the interview here, and part two here. Then there's the matter of where Wilds saw Lee's dead body for the first time. He did not go to prison, though. EGAD he cannot keep his lies STRAIGHT #FreeAdnan #ThanksJay! Yes. Adnan's phone log also documents a couple of calls to Jenn's house, at 12:07 p.m. and 12:41 p.m., which make sense if Jay had the phone and wanted to see who was home. Evidence from the Adnan Syed case | Previously undisclosed.wikispaces.com. Elon Musk and Bill Maher Warn Against the 'Woke Mind Virus,' a.k.a. It takes him about half an hour, 45 minutes, and he comes back with gloves on, panting, like, She was really heavy. Thats all he says. Unmasking the unethical business practices of the fashion brand, Is Telekinesis real? And the burden of proof for a crime like this is extraordinarily high: beyond a reasonable doubt. Final part of the three-part interview is expected to publish Wednesday, "Serial," a popular podcast, detailed an investigation into the 15-year-old murder of Hae Min Lee, Her ex-boyfriend, Adnan Syed, was convicted, Key witness in the case against Syed was Jay Wilds, who spoke to The Intercept. "He'll trade places with you in a heartbeat," he continued. We know: At trial, Jay and Jenn both said he went to her house that afternoon. Some of what Wilds claims in the new interview also contradicts what he told police a point he addressed. #FreeAdnan #Serial #LyingMoFo! Jay is now saying at no point was he shown the body at Best Buy, that that never happened. He continued:People had lives and were trying to get into college and stuff like that. I dont know whether he calls me when hes on his way back to my house, or if he calls me right outside the house. Each week, we explore unique solutions to some of the world's biggest problems. This fact eliminates all random killer (s) (Roy Davis or Mr. S or Space Aliens). Hae. Like she was a junior in college. When reached by BuzzFeed News, a representative of Serial had no comment in response to Wilds interview, in light of the fact that the full transcript has not yet been released. Dorseys sentencing argument (Adnans new lawyer) p13 I only smoked with him two or three times. By the time I graduated [Woodlawn] high school in 1998, I wasnt exactly angry, but I did resent the school. Syed was previously sentenced to life in prison. Adnan then threatened to expose Jay's drug dealing operation if he didn't help bury Hae. Officer Adcock also testified that he was probably the 6:24 p.m. incoming call on Adnan's cellphone log, which would have been during that time. There is no call to Jay on Adnan's phone log in the evening. A big part of the Serial podcast is to speculate on Adnans motive. Syed could be granted another trial, though, which could pull Wilds back into the spotlight. It was midnight. Theyre gonna pin me to the fucking wall. Losing track of how many times Jay's story has changed. I think that was Jay Wilds first real girlfriend, and I think that's why Jay Wilds reaction was so strong. #TheJayInterview #ThankYouIntercept #FreeAdnan #PerjuryFTW, So yeah, i'm not sleeping tonight. I guess I was being kind of a jury on whether or not people needed to be involved or whatever, but these people didnt have anything to do with it, and I knew they didnt have anything to do with it. I dont know. It wasnt just like I was selling a nickel bag here and there. It wasnt like, Oh, were going bowling, and lets call it in before we go bowling and call the rest of our friends and call Jay. I dont remember ever going to any kinds of functions or endeavors together, or any concerts or clubs together, you know. Syed will know his fate by August. Jay says: He went to Jenn's house.Jay told The Intercept he remembered going over to his friend Jenn's to hang out after leaving the mall. Leesex-boyfriend, Adnan Syed, 17, became the primary suspectin her homicide after an anonymous caller told the police to investigate him. Because I knew football had paid for all of that, but there were few football players down there. Roll call of the panel of prospective jurors p43 We met over the weekend at his two-story suburban home. We've finally heard from Jay Wilds, the key witness in the murder of Hae Min Lee. I don't think that's wrong, it's high school, you know. Stephanie [Jays girlfriend] came to me and said Adnan is pretty cool, plus he wanted to buy some weed. During the defense's cross-examination of E. Jean Carroll, Trump's attorney asked the writer why she "did not scream" when she was "supposedly raped.". A large portion of The Case Against Adnan Syed and Serial focuses on why Wilds would change his story so many times. Supposed evidence of this relates to how the reward money was paid out. July 1, 2016. Or. Theres nothing thats gonna change the fact that this guy drove up in front of my grandmothers house, popped the trunk, and had his dead girlfriend in the trunk. In one police interview, Wilds said he saw the body, it was in a. Sergeant Kevin Forrester BPD homicide sergeant p195, Jay Wilds testimony begins p12 I know that he came from a very strict religious background and that he was uneasy with some of the things he was doing. It all revolves around Jay," lawyer and Syed family friend Rabia Chaudry says in episode two of "The Case Against Adnan Syed." "Jay told the story that convicted Adnan." The police came to Jay; he didnt go looking for them. I don't know what happened, what occurred between them that day," he said of Lee's death. On Jan. 13, 1999, Hae Min Lee, an 18-year-old highschool student from Baltimore, went missing. Number of seasons: Three. Anything thats going to make him innocent doesnt involve me. And it was really hard for him to deal with being on the losing end. And then in his Intercept interview, Wilds said the body was actually in front of his grandmas house, but he told police it was at the Best Buy, because he didnt want to involve his grandma. PERJURY ABOUNDS! I said, Isnt he a paramedic? And she said, Nah, hes cool, plus he wants to buy., I didnt trust him at first, since he wasnt like the people I knew pot smokers you know? The transcript for December 8, 1999, first day of first trial, is not available, and a small number of other pages are also missing. Lets back up, tell me what happened when you arrived at the Best Buy to pick up Adnan. The part about Cathy's apartment is pretty undisputed, though -- Jay, Cathy and Adnan all acknowledge being there that evening. There was never a real friendship. Adnans statement p14 Before you would just go down there for drafting, shop, and everyone would co-mingle, and all the students interacted. Never really a big group of friends. He saw himself as a target. Jay is either the killer or knows the killer. To which, Wilds responded, [T]his guy drove up in front of my grandmothers house, popped the trunk, and had his dead girlfriend in the trunk. I didnt resent the students, I resented the school for setting it up like that. During his interview withThe Intercept,Jay came up with another version of events, but throughout the interview, he would sneakily point out that the passing of time would have affected his recollection of events. He had to give hair and blood samples. Her ex-boyfriend and classmate, Adnan Syed, was tried and convicted in 2000. He spoke with The Intercept's Natasha Vargas-Cooper. Jay suggested going to the mall to find a present for Stephanie, but Adnan said he had to "go do something," and told Jay to drop him at school, letting Jay borrow his car and phone. Adnan says, Just help me dig the hole. And Im still thinking, Inner-city black guy, selling pot to high school kids. The cops are going to fry me. If Wilds were meeting with the cops before this official interview, its completely possible he would have been coached, as Simpson suggests. Almost by definition, the testimony of someone who repeatedly lies to you is not beyond a reasonable doubt; it's testimony that you would be unreasonable, The secret delegate battle that will decide the 2024 Republican nominee. But they don't need to. When the Serial podcast premiered in October of 2014, many listeners were shocked to find that almost the entirety of the prosecutions case to convict Adnan Syed for the murder of his ex-girlfriend Hae Min Lee hinged on the testimony of one witnessJay Wilds. I dont necessarily know if he meant to kill Hae before he did it or if it was a sudden moment thing, but looking at his life, from what I saw, he seemed to be far out of his realm when it came to Hae leaving him. A layperson could tell you neither Jay or Adnan were involved. If you're a fan of Sarah Koenig's popular podcast, Serial, then you might already know that previously convicted murderer Adnan Syed whose case was the subject of the podcast's . I thought at worst hed throw a rock through her window or something. Jay says: Adnan probably wasn't with Hae's car at Best Buy. One such person was Jennifer Pusateri, who had a vital interaction with Syed and alleged accomplice Jay Wilds on Jan. 13, 1999, the night Lee, a high school student in Baltimore, was murdered. I dont know what happened, what occurred between them that day. 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You can't start drawing conclusions like that. What did you know about Adnan and his relationship with Hae Min Lee? (See page 18-20 of Jan 24 transcript. The first passage Chaudry highlighted comes back to the question of when or if Wilds knew Syed planned to murder his ex-girlfriend. He was a little pompous, a little arrogant, but he seemed really driven as far as his academics, but all those magnet students were. No one is quite sure what they are, but the timing of the taps on the recording seems suspicious. Jay chose not to be formally interviewed by either This American Life or by Serial host and producer, Sarah Koenig. The surprising truth, Broker: the baby box drama movies ending, explained, Colleen Hoovers It Starts with Us: the sequels ending, explained, Why is SHEIN so cheap? He also makes clear that his cooperation with the police was reluctant at best. We know: Phone records suggest it happened hours earlier.Adnan's cell phone did ping towers near Leakin Park -- but not around midnight. And then I would only give them information pertaining to my interaction with someone or where I was. Are you kidding me? People had lives and were trying to get into college and stuff like that. These interviews were set up by Urick, the state prosecutor, who gave an interview himself. So that would ruin her life too. Once the police made it clear that my drug dealing wasnt gonna affect the outcome of what was going on, I became a little bit more transparent.. Photo: Natasha Vargas-Cooper for The Intercept, Natasha Vargas-Cooper[emailprotected]theintercept.org@natashavc. By signing up, I agree to receive emails from The Intercept and to the Privacy Policy and Terms of Use. appreciated. But the fact that Wilds' story shifted so much has many "Serial" fans saying he wasn't ever a credible witness. Preliminary matters p2 Google Pay. Got called an Oreo. The call log, though, could maybe support part of Jay's new timeline. The Intercept is an independent nonprofit news outlet. I didnt know that he planned to murder her that day. Jay is involved. He feared implicating people he loved. I believe she had a job also. Syed might still be prosecuted again, but its improbable. At Vox, we believe that everyone deserves access to information that helps them understand and shape the world they live in. pic.twitter.com/QhE5vAxdtP. After the verdict, Gutierrez wouldnt respond to Adnan or his parents, and they asked Judge Heard for help having her dismissed from the case. "If you imagine for a second someone you know and trust and love in your life and the story of someone like Jay is the only thing tying a person to the crime, do you believe that?" In another interview with police he tells them it was at a Best Buy. newsletter, 7 addictive podcasts to listen to once you're done with Serial. I was also running [drug] operations from my grandmothers house. "However, I do have a note from Altemate Number 4, 'In view of that fact that you've determined that Ms. Gutierrez is a liar, will she be removed? Getting them in trouble for anything that they knew or that I had told them I couldnt have that.. So I said, Look man, Im not touching [Hae]. What was your life likeduring1998 and 1999? The thing is that the story Jay told at trial is not the same story Jay told police the first time.. Jay Wilds, the key witness in Adnan Syed's trial, gave his first interview in years, and now Rabia Chaudry, the woman who introduced Sarah Koenig to Syed, claims it proves Wilds has been lying the whole time. One big theory being floated around is that Wilds was the anonymous tipster who called Detective Massey and told police to focus on the ex-boyfriend. Here's that new story compared to the facts we know. The other thing to understand is something about the culture of Baltimorethis is where the Stop Snitching video comes from. "It just makes me feel like, what else is he capable of from the situation that we've been through?" Episode 2 ends with Horton placing a call to talk to Wilds about what happened back in 1999. Adnan apparently opened the trunk of Hae's car and showed Jay her body. The other thing to understand is something about the culture of Baltimorethis is where the Stop Snitching video comes from. March 9, 2019 at 2:00 PM. ", Chaudry ticks off the changes. You cant start drawing conclusions like that. After Jay Wilds, the key witness in Adnan Syed's 2000 murder trial and This American Life spinoff Serial, confessed to police he helped Syed bury his ex-girlfriend Hae Min Lee in 1999, he told . He claimed Syed had spoken about killing Lee a week before her actual murder and disappearance. But Jay spoke to the Intercept's Natasha Vargas-Cooper. "Even people who think maybe Adnan is guilty should conclude this shouldnt have passed muster in a court of law," says Chaudry. He says, OK, follow me halfway back down the hill [towards the grave site], so he doesnt have to walk all the way back up the hill to get back to me in his car. "Anything that's going to make him innocent doesn't involve me. In a piece for The Guardian newspaper, she argued there may be enough evidence for the state to pursue a perjury charge.
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