Adnan Murder Analysis
Adnan is most likely not guilty of the the murder of Hae because of the lack of concrete physical evidence that would prove his guilt. Those who charged with a crime without any proof are innocent. However, some people may argue that the calls at 7:09 PM and 7:16 PM on Adnan’s cell phone records prove that Adnan is guilty because the calls corroborate with Jay’s story. First, The Nisha Call is a single call at 3:32 PM that is considered the ‘smoking gun’ for the state’s case. According to Nisha, Adnan called her to discuss how Jay invited him to his workplace at a video store and that Jay wanted to greet her. This supports Jay’s story as it shows that Adnan was with Jay and contradicts Adnan’s claim that he didn’t have his cell phone that
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However, the state only used four calls during the trial, because of majority of them contradicted their story. In ‘Serial’, “The 3:21 to Jennifer, 3:32 to Nisha, 3:48 to a dude named Phil, 3:59 to Patrick, none of these calls pinged a tower near where Jay tells the cops they were driving that afternoon. Not a one. At trial, though, even though all these mid afternoon calls were identified and accounted for in Jay’s testimony, prosecutors did not point out that the cell towers didn’t match.” Furthermore, the use of cell tower as evidence during an investigation is erroneous. According to Washington Post, Trinz Lopez testified in a 2012 murder case that cell phones first link with a mobile switching center before being routed to a cell tower, which have a range between zero and twenty miles depending on the wattage of the tower and direction of the antennas. The fact that the majority of cell phone records contradict Jay’s story demonstrates the unreliability of his story as evidence of Adnan’s guilt. Furthermore, the use of cell tower evidence in of itself can be considered imprecise due to the multitude of factors that affect the range of a cell tower. So Adnan didn’t have to near Leakin Park for the cell tower in the park to be pinged by his phone. This means that Jay’s story cannot be backed by any physical evidence. Therefore, the use of cell tower evidence by the state to support Jay’s story is erroneous because the use of cell tower records as evidence is
However, the state only used four calls during the trial, because of majority of them contradicted their story. In ‘Serial’, “The 3:21 to Jennifer, 3:32 to Nisha, 3:48 to a dude named Phil, 3:59 to Patrick, none of these calls pinged a tower near where Jay tells the cops they were driving that afternoon. Not a one. At trial, though, even though all these mid afternoon calls were identified and accounted for in Jay’s testimony, prosecutors did not point out that the cell towers didn’t match.” Furthermore, the use of cell tower as evidence during an investigation is erroneous. According to Washington Post, Trinz Lopez testified in a 2012 murder case that cell phones first link with a mobile switching center before being routed to a cell tower, which have a range between zero and twenty miles depending on the wattage of the tower and direction of the antennas. The fact that the majority of cell phone records contradict Jay’s story demonstrates the unreliability of his story as evidence of Adnan’s guilt. Furthermore, the use of cell tower evidence in of itself can be considered imprecise due to the multitude of factors that affect the range of a cell tower. So Adnan didn’t have to near Leakin Park for the cell tower in the park to be pinged by his phone. This means that Jay’s story cannot be backed by any physical evidence. Therefore, the use of cell tower evidence by the state to support Jay’s story is erroneous because the use of cell tower records as evidence is