So in my last post, I suggested that you guys listen to a podcast called ‘Serial.’ Remember? Well… I THOUGHT it was a just a story and had absolutely NO CLUE that it’s for real. Yes. This “story” basically re-investigates a 1999 murder in Baltimore of 18-year-old, Hae Min Lee.
After listening to 10 episodes, I thought I’d see what day the next podcast edition would be coming out and did a quick search rather than hit the serialpodcast.org website. That’s how I stumbled on an article talking about the Syed family, (the family of the ex-boyfriend and convicted murderer of Hae Min Lee, Adnan Syed), and it’s also the moment I realized I’m an idiot.
So now that I know it’s about a real case involving real people, I almost want to go back and listen to everything once again and turn myself into one of the five million detectives trying to figure out if Adnan really killed his ex-girlfriend or if he was wrongly convicted. I want to be one of the people with an opinion to share on the Serial Podcast subreddit and worry if those who were involved in the actual case so many years ago are having their privacy rights violated today.
The Guardian says, “Downloads of the show seem to increase each week, reportedly averaging at roughly 850,000 an episode. It’s viral.“
So if all these listeners are trying to solve the crime maybe you should too! If Colette can be a bunny with nothing more than 2 pieces of paper for ears and a dish towel for a tail — who’s to say YOU won’t be the one to crack this case?
