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Adnan Syed Murder of Hae Win Lee Muslim Bias Case

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January 13, 1999  missing Adnan Syed Murder of Hae Win Lee Case Hae Min Lee  was a Woodlawn High School senior inBaltimore, Maryland who disappeared on . Her body was found February 9, 1999 in Leakin Park, the victim of murder by manual strangulation. Adnan Masud Syed, her ex-boyfriend, was convicted of first degree murder and is currently serving a life sentence plus 30 years for her murder. In February 2015, the Maryland Court of Special Appeals approved Syed's application for leave to appeal.  While her murder initially generated only local interest, it was the subject of thepodcast Serial in 2014, which brought international attention to Syed's trial. Muslim suspect, Asian victim. Did anti-Muslim bias lead to an unfair conviction?

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pecter of prejudice reared its ugly head in a report written by a cultural consultant for the detectives in charge of the case. One of its conclusions stated that “it acceptable for a Muslim man to control the actions of a woman by completely eliminating her.” Another part of the report claimed that “within this harsh culture, he has not violated any code, he has defended his honor.”

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Murder of Hae Min Lee

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Hae Min Lee
BornOctober 15, 1980[1]
South Korea
DisappearedJanuary 13, 1999
DiedBaltimore, Maryland
Cause of deathManual strangulation
Body discoveredFebruary 9, 1999
in Leakin Park
OccupationHigh school student
EmployerLensCrafters
(part-time employee)
Known forMurder victim
Subject of Serial (podcast)
Hae Min Lee (Hangul: 이해민; 1980–1999) was a Woodlawn High School senior inBaltimore, Maryland who disappeared on January 13, 1999. Her body was found February 9, 1999 in Leakin Park, the victim of murder by manual strangulation. Adnan Masud Syed, her ex-boyfriend, was convicted of first degree murder and is currently serving a life sentence plus 30 years for her murder.[2] In February 2015, the Maryland Court of Special Appeals approved Syed's application for leave to appeal.
While her murder initially generated only local interest, it was the subject of thepodcast Serial in 2014, which brought international attention to Syed's trial.[3]

Background[edit]

Hae Min Lee was born in South Korea in 1980 and immigrated with her mother Youn Kim and her brother Young Lee to the United States in 1992 to live with her grandparents.[4] Lee attended the magnet program at Woodlawn High School near Baltimore, Maryland.[5] She was an athlete who played lacrosse and field hockey.[6]

Investigation[edit]

Lee disappeared on January 13, 1999 and her family reported her missing that day, after she failed to pick up her young cousin from school at about 3:15 pm. On February 9, 1999, Lee's body was found by a passerby in Leakin Park. On February 12, 1999, the Baltimore County Police received an anonymous phone call suggesting that Lee's ex-boyfriend, Adnan Masud Syed, was responsible for her murder, and that Syed had threatened to kill Lee.[citation needed]. On February 18th, Baltimore Police received call records for a cell phone belonging to Syed. They noticed a number of calls on the day of Lee's disappearance to a woman named Jen Pusateri. When questioned, Pusateri told police that a friend of hers, Jay Wilds, who had known Syed from high school, told her that Syed had killed Lee. The police questioned Wilds, who told them that he had helped Syed bury Lee's body and dispose of her car. Syed was arrested on February 28, 1999 and charged with first degree murder.[7]

Trials and appeals[edit]

Syed's family hired defense attorney Cristina Gutierrez to represent him. During Syed's first trial, jurors accidentally overheard a sidebar dispute between Guiterrez and the presiding judge where he referred to her as a "liar". After learning that the jury had heard his characterization, the judge declared a mistrial. A second trial lasted six weeks and Syed was found guilty of first degree murder, kidnapping, false imprisonment, and robbery on February 25, 2000.[8] Syed was sentenced to life in prison plus 30 years.[9]
On February 6, 2015, the Maryland Court of Special Appeals approved Syed's application for leave to appeal.[10]
On May 19, 2015, the Maryland Court of Special Appeals remanded the case to Superior Court for potential hearing on the admissibility of alibi testimony of Asia McClain. On November 9, 2015, the Superior Court decided it will hear the case.[11]According to the investigation by Serial, McClain's account of her encounter with Syed on the day of the disappearance would have been helpful at trial.[citation needed]
Justin Brown, Syed's current appeal lawyer, has also claimed that new evidence about the reliability of incoming call data from AT&T is suspect and should be reviewed by an appeals court, stating that "the cell tower evidence was misleading and should have never been admitted at trial."[12]
On November 6, 2015, Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Martin Welch ordered that Syed's post-conviction relief proceedings would be re-opened "in the interests of justice for all parties."[13]
The Post-Conviction Relief hearing will be held February 4 and 5, 2016, after being moved up one day.[14]

Aftermath[edit]

Serial and Undisclosed podcasts[edit]

For more details on this topic, see Serial (podcast) § Season 1 (2014).
From October 3 to December 18, 2014, the murder trial of Adnan Syed was the subject of the first season of the podcast Serial,hosted by Sarah Koenig. The podcast episodes generated international interest in the trial, and had been downloaded more than 68 million times by mid-February 2015.[15] In 2015, lawyer Rabia Chaudry (an advocate for Syed who had introduced the case to Koenig) and others began producing a podcast called Undisclosed: The State vs. Adnan Syed.[16]

The Innocence Project DNA testing[edit]

The Innocence Project Clinic at the University of Virginia Law School has identified several other potential suspects responsible for similar crimes in the area and will be requesting new DNA tests, specific to Hae's case, be taken.[17] Deirdre Enright of the Innocence Project said that they are waiting to hear back from Maryland whether they can file for DNA testing while the appeal motion is pending.[18]

References[edit]

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  3. Jump up^ Carr, David (November 24, 2014). "'Serial,' Podcasting's First Breakout Hit, Sets Stage for More". The New York Times. Retrieved January 13, 2015.
  4. Jump up^ Oakes, Amy (March 1, 1999). "Ex-boyfriend is charged in teen's killing". The Baltimore Sun. Retrieved January 27,2015.
  5. Jump up^ "Episode 2: The Breakup Transcript". October 2014. Retrieved January 27, 2015.
  6. Jump up^ Apperson, Jay (March 12, 1999). "Slain teen remembered as joyful, 'full of love'". The Baltimore Sun. RetrievedJanuary 26, 2015.
  7. Jump up^ Oakes, Amy (March 1, 1999). "Ex-boyfriend is charged in teen's killing". The Baltimore Sun. Retrieved November 20,2014.
  8. Jump up^ Francke, Caitlin (February 26, 2000). "Jury finds teen guilty of killing ex-girlfriend". The Baltimore Sun. RetrievedNovember 20, 2014.
  9. Jump up^ Francke, Caitlin (June 7, 2000). "19-year-old gets life sentence for killing former girlfriend". The Baltimore Sun. Retrieved November 20, 2014.
  10. Jump up^ Phillip, Abby (February 7, 2015). "Md. court allows Adnan Syed to appeal his conviction in Serial case". The Washington Post. Retrieved February 7, 2015.
  11. Jump up^ Kim Bellware (May 18, 2015). "Adnan Syed of 'Serial' Gets Major Breakthrough that Paves the Way for Asia McClain's Testimony – at Last". The Huffington Post. RetrievedMay 19, 2015.
  12. Jump up^ "Serial: Adnan Syed lawyer finds evidence 'questioning case'". BBC News. August 25, 2015. Archived from the original on August 26, 2015. Retrieved August 26, 2015.
  13. Jump up^ Izadi, Elahe (November 6, 2015). "Judge reopens 'Serial' case, allowing Adnan Syed to introduce new evidence". The Washington Post. Retrieved November 7, 2015.
  14. Jump up^ "Hearing for 'Serial's' Adnan Syed moved up a day". The Baltimore Sun. Retrieved January 12, 2016.
  15. Jump up^ "New hope for inmate from Serial podcast". CBS News. February 9, 2015. Retrieved February 9, 2015.
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