The police suggest the suspect had a motive in the form of a fatal attraction to the victim. The Case Against Adnan Syed I: Forbidden Love, Sky Atlantic 2019
Adnan Syed is serving a life sentence for the murder of his ex-girlfriend Hae Min Lee. ibid.
‘I love him and he loves me.’ ibid. Hae’s diary entry
‘She told me she had been sexually abused while in Korea.’ ibid. Adnan
‘People break up all the time. Your life is not going to end. You’ll move on and I’ll move on.’ ibid. Hae’s diary entry
Body found in park is missing woman, 18: Police don’t know how Woodlawn student died: investigating as homicide. ibid. newspaper article
News of Syed’s arrest is met with disbelief by the community in Woodlawn. The Case Against Adnan Syed II: In Between the Truth, news
Jay is the one who told the story that convicted Adnan. ibid. Adnan’s sister
He was odd; I now think of him as shady. ibid. classmate of Jay’s
Jay: More than 20 arrests from 26th January 1999 inc assault, domestic violence. ibid. investigators
Adnan wins new trial … Court of Special Appeals hearing June 8 2017. The Case Against Adnan Syed IV: Time is the Killer
We continue to believe justice was done when Mr Syed was convicted of killing Hae. ibid. family statement
It’s been more than 20 years since Adnan Syed was convicted of killing his high-school girlfriend, 18-year-old Hae Min Lee. True Crime Recaps: Was Adnan Syed Wrongly Convicted for Murder? Youtube 21.13, 2022
On September 19 2022 at the age of 41, he walked out of prison and the internet went into meltdown. ibid.
It was the cell tower evidence that was the crux of the prosecution’s case. ibid.
SYDNEY MURDERS: The Sydney Murders: Deep Water TV -
In 1984 homosexuality was legalised in NSW. By 1986 AIDS had gripped the gay community. The fear of AIDS spread across Australia. The Sydney Murders: Deep Water, Sky Crime 2020
In the ’80s and ’90s there was clearly an epidemic of anti-gay and anti-lesbian violence. It was commonplace. ibid. Sue Thompson, former Gay & Lesbian consultant NSW police
Despite David identifying two of his attackers, no-one was ever charged. ibid.
In 1990 three youths were found guilty of Richard Johnson’s murder and five of manslaughter. They became known as the Alexandria 8. ibid.
‘They told me the police car and the officers involved that night belonged to a troubleshooting squad.’ ibid. witness to attack
In November 2014 the NSW Minister for Police stated that no evidence has been found to implicate police in the assault. ibid. caption
Evidence went missing and did anybody care? ibid. victim’s relative
‘The deputy coroner has slammed New South Wales police for not properly investigating the deaths of three gay men in Sydney in the 1980s.’ ibid. TV news
In 2016 the NSW police announced they are reviewing 88 deaths to explore how many might be gay-hate cases. ibid. caption