But, whether you’re already dedicated to investigating every true crime story on the Internet, or are looking to see what the buzz is about, we might argue that true crime podcasts are the greatest entry point into the genre. Whatever the reason, it’s clear that the true crime obsessed wave isn’t stopping any time soon.Īuthors and filmmakers have responded in kind, with gory books and movies inspired by real life headlines releasing at a near-constant churn. Or, maybe it’s the advent of reality television and social media that has made us increasingly eager to treat intimate details of real people’s lives like our favorite soap opera.
Perhaps its our desensitization through media that has increased our appetite for violence-and our ability to consume it without our stomachs churning. The high school scene, the shifting statements to police, the prejudices, the sketchy alibis, the scant forensic evidence - all of it leads back to the most basic questions: How can you know a person’s character? How can you tell what they’re capable of? In Season One of Serial, she looks for answers.Our society’s current fascination with true crime stories is nothing short of, well, suspicious. She discovered that the trial covered up a far more complicated story than the jury – or the public – ever got to hear. Sarah Koenig sorted through thousands of documents, listened to trial testimony and police interrogations, and talked to everyone she could find who remembered what happened between Adnan Syed and Hae Min Lee.
Some people believe he’s telling the truth. But Adnan has always maintained he had nothing to do with Hae’s death. The case against him was largely based on the story of one witness, Adnan’s friend Jay, who testified that he helped Adnan bury Hae's body. Her 17-year-old ex-boyfriend, Adnan Syed, was arrested for the crime, and within a year, he was sentenced to life in prison. A high-school senior named Hae Min Lee disappeared one day after school in 1999, in Baltimore County, Maryland. A month later, her body was found in a city park.
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