num_pages: 417
description: Serial told Only Part of the StoryIn early 2000 Adnan Syed was convicted and sentenced to life plus thirty years for the murder of his ex-girlfriend Hae Min Lee a high school senior in Baltimore Maryland. Syed has maintained his innocence and Rabia Chaudry a family friend has always believed him. By 2013 after almost all appeals had been exhausted Rabia contacted Sarah Koenig a producer at This American Life in hopes of finding a journalist who could shed light on Adnans story. In 2014 Koenig's investigation turned into Serial a Peabody Award-winning podcast with more than 500 million international listenersBut Serial did not tell the whole story. In this compelling narrative Rabia Chaudry presents new key evidence that she maintains dismantles the State's case: a potential new suspect forensics indicating Hae was killed and kept somewhere for almost half a day and documentation withheld by the State that destroys the cell phone evidence -- among many other points -- and she shows how fans of Serial joined a crowd-sourced investigation into a case riddled with errors and strange twists. Adnan's Story also shares Adnans life in prison and weaves in his personal reflections including never-before-seen letters. Chaudry who is committed to exonerating Adnan makes it clear that justice is yet to be achieved in this much examined case.
language: English
title: Adnan's Story: The Search for Truth and Justice After Serial
publisher: St. Martin's Press