Dear Congresswoman, Doris Matsui,

We have taken a look over Adnan Syed’s case, and the evidence that points against him for killing his former high school girlfriend Hae Min Lee. However, the evidence against Adnan is not enough to convict him beyond a reasonable doubt. We request he be free.

 When a person is charged with a crime, under the sixth amendment of the US constitution, they are entitled to a fair trial. Article 11 of the US constitution states that anyone who is accused of a penal offense is presumed innocent until proven guilty. On February 25th of 2000, Adnan Syed was convicted of first-degree murder and on June 6th of the same year, he was sentenced to life plus 30 years but the process that led to that decision was not quite fair.

Plenty of evidence that could have helped prove Adnan’s innocence was failed to be used. Such as, the whereabouts of Lee’s then-boyfriend, Don Clinedinst whom she was supposed to meet that day and has refused to speak on the topic up until the end of Sarah Koenig’s podcast to which he could have had plenty of time to put a story together. Defense attorney, Christina Gutierrez did care about Adnan’s case, she was torpid and was unsuccessful to use the call logs concerning the ranges of the cell towers. We don’t hear much from Asia McClain, Asia is passionate and sure about the encounter she had with Adnan in the library the day Hae was murdered. As she was leaving, she remembered seeing Adnan still in the library at 2:40 pm, Hae’s body was reportedly dead by 3:30 pm. Jay’s testimony is erratic, he’s become the reason there remain so many questions when trying to answer who truly killed Hae Min Lee. He tells detectives that he helped Adnan dig her body in Linkin Park, which Adnan hid in her trunk, however, the autopsy reports did not relate to Jay Wilds’ inconsistent story. If her body were bent in a trunk for four hours, then why was Lee found perfectly flat?

 The highest burden of proof is beyond a reasonable doubt because that is when the jury believes that there is no other legitimate explanation of who committed the crime and how it was committed based on the evidence presented. Yet, so many more logical explanations are offered that no one talked about, as well as evidence that was not properly looked into.

 Jay Wilds was as guilty as Adnan Syed was because he served as an accomplice, but has not been kept or locked in, rather simply forgiven. Adnan Syed was wrongfully imprisoned and we urge for a rightful release.

We are asking you to lead.

Sincerely,

Lizzet B.