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Serial S01 - Ep. 7: The Opposite of the Prosecution

2014/11/6
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Sarah Koenig:报道了另一个与Adnan案有很多相似之处的绑架案——Justin Wolf案,并指出在Justin Wolf案中,手机记录曾被用来指控被告,但后来他的定罪被推翻,部分原因就是手机记录。她还提到Justin Wolf案和Adnan案有很多惊人的相似之处:年轻的涉案人员,毒品,关键证人,以及罪犯始终坚称自己无罪。这些相似之处促使她对Adnan案进行重新调查。 Deirdre Enright:她认为Adnan案中最大的漏洞是动机不明确,她不理解为什么Adnan要杀害他的前女友,仅仅是因为分手。她还担心案件中存在种族定型,因为Adnan是穆斯林。在讨论手机记录时,她指出检方将手机记录赋予了过多的意义,忽略了当时这些年轻人频繁通话的背景。她认为Adnan案中没有明显的侦探或检察官失职行为,Adnan本人也没有提供任何能够证明自己清白的关键信息。她还提到无辜的当事人往往是案件中最没有帮助的人,因为他们不知道如何证明自己的清白。她举例说明Adnan的一些行为让她感到困惑,例如他与Nisha的通话。她还提到一个案例,被告的回答并非自私或有帮助,因为他是无辜的。她所在的无罪项目会调查各种各样的案件,有些案件很快就能确定被告的罪责,有些则需要很长时间才能得出结论。她相信当事人所说的“我没有做”这句话,因为她长期从事这项工作,并积累了丰富的经验。她告诫人们在调查案件时要保持客观,不要过早地得出结论。她认为Adnan案的证据不足以定罪,即使陪审团做出有罪判决,也不一定意味着案件证据充分。为了重新审视案件,必须重新审查所有证据,包括有利和不利的证据。 Deirdre Enright的学生:他们都不认为Adnan有罪,他们关注的重点与Sarah Koenig一样,但他们也注意到了一些她之前没有注意到的细节,例如Adnan案中有很多证据没有经过充分的检测,这令人担忧。他们还指出,调查人员经常会忽略一些看似无关紧要的证据,而一些看似无关紧要的证据,实际上可能非常重要。他们希望对Adnan身上的样本进行DNA检测,他们认为Adnan案还有进一步调查的价值,应该继续调查Adnan案。

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Sarah explores a case similar to Adnan's, involving Justin Wolf, to understand how cell records were handled and potentially find insights for Adnan's defense.
  • Justin Wolf's case had striking similarities to Adnan's, including the use of cell records against the defendant.
  • Wolf's conviction was overturned due to flaws in the cell records evidence.
  • Sarah contacts a defense attorney from the Wolf case, hoping for insights into Adnan's case.

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Adnan told Sarah about a case in Virginia that had striking similarities to his own: one key witness, incriminating cell phone records, young people, drugs - and a defendant who has always maintained his innocence. Sarah called up one of the defense attorneys on that case to see if she could offer any insight into Adnan’s case, and got much more than she bargained for.

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