JAY WILDS. He said that the idea of Best Buy came from the police. I didnt know that he planned to murder her that day. Just after his arrest, McClain writes a letter to Syed and details talking to him in the library on January 13, Serial reported. February 9, 1999 : Lee's body is found. I only smoked with him two or three times. Adnan Syed: Overturned airs on ID this Tuesday, September 27, 2022, at 9 pm ET. In September, a legal team formed to represent Wilds and also quickly worked out a plea deal to testify against Syed. The ins and outs of the timeline have been scrutinized and studied endlessly by professionals and amateurs alike. Syed and Lee were seniors at Woodlawn High School in Baltimore County when Lee disappeared in January 1999. So I said, Look man, Im not touching [Hae]. Lee had disappeared on Jan. 13, and almost a month later, on Feb. 9, her body was found by a passerby in Baltimore's Leakin Park. No. Never really a big group of friends. "This was true in 1999 when he was a 17-year-old child. Im going to be late for practice, so just drop me off. I dont know what happened, what occurred between them that day. . December 15, 1999: A mistrial is declared. On Monday, a Maryland judge overturned Adnan Syed 's first-degree murder conviction for the 1999 death of his ex-girlfriend, Hae Min Lee. I went to concerts, like anything from Wu-Tang to Warped Tour. Yes. We got in his car and start driving. I follow him halfway back down the hill, park, smoke some cigarettes. No one is quite sure what they are, but the timing of the taps on the recording seems suspicious. Its in the evening after school, we never hung out in the morning. Who would hold party elites accountable to the values they proclaim to have? Thats all it takes to support the journalism you rely on. March 9, 2019 7:21 PM. Phinn's decision came after prosecutors told the court they lost faith in Syed's conviction in light of new evidence and violations in the governments turning over evidence. I had a lot more on the line than just a few bags of weed. Went canoeing. In the phone conversation, he contradicted past statements by suggesting he tried to return Adnans car at school, but couldnt find him and left. . Lets back up, tell me what happened when you arrived at the Best Buy to pick up Adnan. He has only given one interview since Syed's conviction. They did not have his permission to record, so we do not hear his voice. The case is reopened to take into account McClains new testimony, new cell phone data and allegations of ineffective assistance of counsel as well as prosecutorial misconduct, according to Harpers Bazaar. Syed's case has been publicized in the podcast Serial, as well as the HBO true crime documentary The Case Against Adnan Syed. I know it didnt happen anywhere other than my grandmothers house. There was enough doubt for me to want to give this a real close look. Biography and associated logos are trademarks of A+E Networksprotected in the US and other countries around the globe. Though Wilds didnt participate in Serial, he did conduct a .css-16acfp5{-webkit-text-decoration:underline;text-decoration:underline;text-decoration-thickness:0.125rem;text-decoration-color:#d2232e;text-underline-offset:0.25rem;color:inherit;-webkit-transition:all 0.3s ease-in-out;transition:all 0.3s ease-in-out;}.css-16acfp5:hover{color:#000;text-decoration-color:border-link-body-hover;background-color:yellow;-webkit-transition:all 0.3s ease-in-out;transition:all 0.3s ease-in-out;}three-part interview with The Intercepts Natasha Vargas-Cooper, and attorney Rabia Chaudry (also Syeds childhood friend) launched the Undisclosed podcast, both of which add layers to the mystery enshrouding Wilds testimony. Years later, now that Wilds testimony has come under fire, even Pusateri doubts his version of events. . You cant start drawing conclusions like that. He asked me if I had shovels, so I went inside my house and got some gardening tools. He came back with no tools or anything. But because of the specifics Wilds included in his testimony the Best Buy location that supposedly matches with call logs, strangling, the whereabouts of Lees car there wasnt much doubt Wilds was somehow involved, even if just peripherally. He remains calm as handcuffs are being put on him, saying, I'll be alrightI have faith in the Lord. She had been strangled. Her body was found in a forest three weeks later. What do you think? In. The finale of Amy Berg's four-part HBO mini-series contains new revelations surrounding the prosecution's star witness, Jay Wilds, new information about Hae Min Lee's autopsy, and thin but . Apparently, Wilds had been inquiring about the sale price of a teachers motorcycle, which Kelly Blue Book puts at $3,000. Jay is the center of gravity in this case. Additionally, two other potential suspects with questionable backgrounds have surfaced. Its while hes there that Officer Scott Adcock calls Syed asking if he knew where Lee was. This fact seems damning to Syed, and it troubled . His case was chronicled in the first season of the hit podcast. One big theory being floated around is that Wilds was the anonymous tipster who called Detective Massey and told police to focus on the ex-boyfriend. . He left in his car and I was trying to collect myself at my [grandmothers] house. 1999, when police . Baltimore police were already focusing their investigation on Syed after an anonymous tip told them to look at Lees ex. But this account somewhat differsfrom Jays second police interview, as well as his court testimony. I've known Adnan for many years, and I have. Anything thats going to make [Syed] innocent doesnt involve me. The judge gave prosecutors 30 days to proceed with a new trial or drop the case. The student told the official that he was suppose[d] to get a ride home from the victim, but he got detained at school and felt that she just got tired of waiting and left, according to the 2019 appeal. Youre in this on your own. What happened before that, I dont know.. That night they bury Lees body in Leakin Park and leave her car in a residential parking lot. Because Pusateris testimony corroborated Wilds (and also changed over time), many listeners came to believe that Pusateri also knew more (or less?) Once the police made it clear that my drug dealing wasn't gonna affect the outcome of what was going on, I became a little bit more transparent.". Thats about burying her. In Februaryof 2000, Syed was found guilty of murdering Lee. Did you go to Leakin Park immediately after agreeing to help? Did you make the anonymous call to the police to tip them off about Adnan? Why is this story different from what you originally told the police? This interview is the first time Jay has spoken publicly about events surrounding Lees death and the trial that ended in Syeds conviction. Meanwhile,Maryland's highest court denied a new trialfor Syed earlier this month, according to The Associated Press. In a sudden twist, the Maryland Court of Appeals votes 4 to 3 to reverse the decision, denying a new trial saying, There is not a significant or substantial possibility that the verdict would have been different, the Associated Press reported. Jay Wilds was the star witness in the trial of Adnan Syed - the 18-year-old who was convicted of murdering his ex-girlfriend Hae Min Lee in 1999. Haes car could have been in the parking lot, but I didnt know what it looked like so I dont remember. The following has been edited and condensed for clarity. They had to chase me around before they could corner me to talk to me, and there came a point where I was just sick of talking to them. He seemed a little bit more uptight than the other Muslim kids that I knew. I didnt know it was that close. Thats led to some wild and totally unproven ideas on reddit, notably that Adnan hired Jay as a kind of hitman. Jay Wilds, who claimed he helped . It began with his fear of being prosecuted for dealing pot in his high school. I had to go to the bathroom so I pulled over and I went further in the woods so no one could see me, he said on The Case Against Adnan Syed. J ay Wilds was the key eyewitness in the murder case against Adnan Syed, which Sarah Koenig explored in the course of her podcast-gone-viral Serial. Lee had disappeared on Jan. 13, and almost a month later, on Feb. 9, her body was found by a passerby in Baltimores Leakin Park. Syed was actually convicted in February 2000. What happened on this particular day depends on who you talk to. Heres everything we know about Jay Wilds before the premiere of HBOs documentary series, The Case Against Adnan Syed. Ok, so you arrive at Cathys with Adnan after he tells you he murdered Hae? It all revolves around Jay," lawyer and Syed family friend, Wilds, who gave police multipleinterviews and testified in court, was first questioned on Feb. 28, 1999, just hours before police arrested Syed on suspicion of Lees murder. Lees 16-year-old brother, Young Lee, speaking for his grandparents and mom, tells The Baltimore Sun that the news provided some closure and some peace." The podcast alleged that there were inconsistencies between his police statements and the testimony he gave at Syed's second trial. He did, after all, give multiple conflicting locations for where the murder took place and where the body was found. They leave the car at a park-and-ride lot. The only thing thats certain: The 18-year-old victim was last seen on January 13, 1999, driving her 1998 Nissan Sentra on her way to pick up her 6-year-old cousin and then head to her job at LensCrafters, The Baltimore Sun reported at the time. Because at the time I was convinced that I would be going to jail for a long time if he turned me in for drug dealing, especially to high school kids. A second court proceedings begin, the papers say. . Number of seasons: Three. For instance, during one of his police interviews highlighted in The Case Against Adnan Syed,an officer asks Wilds, Youre sure its the 13th because we told you got these calls on the 13th? Jay responds in the affirmative. So that would ruin her life too, Wilds told Vargas-Cooper. Adnan was convicted after Jay Wilds, a friend of Adnan's, said in court that he helped Adnan bury Hae Min Lee's body, . Family friend and attorney Rabia Chaudry asks McClain to write an affidavit after Syed is convicted, Serial reported. Wilds was also an adult who sold marijuana to high school kids, which made him vulnerable. and 4p.m. Photo credit: HBO. He calls me and says Im outside, so I come outside to talk to himand followed him to a different car, not his. It remains true today." JAY Wilds was the key witness in a murder trial in 2000, which saw Adnan Syed charged for the murder of his girlfriend Hae Min Lee. I had cops show up and harass me before at my house. Last seen driving away from the high school in her gray Nissan on January 13, 1999, the 18-year-old Lee was found dead in Baltimore's Leakin Park about a month later. Baltimore City police detective Darryl Massey received two anonymous phone calls telling him to look into Lees ex-boyfriend as a possible suspect, Undisclosed: The State vs. Adnan Syed reported. In the podcast Koenig pointedly challenged Jays account of events and his motivation for assisting Adnan. From the mall where he met Syed to the time, and even which friend's homes he visited the day of Lee's murder, there are questionable aspects of his testimony. Why did you agree to help Adnan bury Hae? I said, Alright, cool. I dropped him off at school, went to the mall, then when I was done, I go back to my friend Jenns house, where I normally go, sit and smoke with my friend. Wilds . You follow me some of the way, and then Ill take care of it.. We get into his car, and he drives up around the corner to Haes car. Questions still remain about Lee's 1999 murder after her ex-boyfriend Syed was sentenced to life in jail, and the case received mass attention from the podcast 'Serial. He was prompted to speak with detectives after a friend of Adnan and Jay, Jenn, told detectives that Jay told . Jays post-Serial interviews with The Intercept: Part 1, Part 2, Part 3. The police confirm to the press that they are. I knew him because I knew Muslims in the community from playing basketball at the mosque. What the Undisclosed pod offers up for an explanation is that because Wilds himself came under investigation, he could not recover the money. "I don't know if she said something he couldn't handle, and he went off the edge or if he had been seriously speculating about it. December 29 2014, 12:55 p.m. On Jan. 13, 1999, Hae Min Lee, an 18-year-old high school student from Baltimore, went missing. Jay Wilds is a former classmate of Adnan Syed from Baltimore, Maryland. It was Jay's testimony that helped to put Adnan in prison with a life sentence for the February 1999 murder of his high school girlfriend, Hae Min Lee. The story Jay told police had problems, because it kept changing from telling to telling, Koenig says in the first episode of Serial. But they were able to bolster the main plot points using cell records from Adnans phone., Others think the inconsistencies point toward something else Chaudry says in the documentary that she thinks the police were helping [Wilds] craft the story.. At times he even apologizes, as though he were trained to say something specifically and had forgotten. Were sitting there smoking and he receives a phone call from the police and gets all panicky. On January 13, 1999, Korean-American high school student Hae Min Lee, 18, was reported missing by her family after failing to come home. McClain has fought for Syed's innocence since the case had originally opened. In an interview with The Intercept_, Jay Wilds alleged that. The following two series stepped away from the whodunnit intensity of the first, and went on to examine an American army deserter and the court system in Ohio. The subject of the groundbreaking 2014 podcast "Serial," Syed was arrested in. I dont think it meant that much to her. Now, after years of controversy, a Baltimore court has overturned Syed's conviction after a judge ruled that the legal proceedings were violated during the initial trial. He exited the Baltimore courthouse to deafening cheers. Jays wife and mother entertained the couples young children while Jay and I spoke in the family living room. I said, Isnt he a paramedic? And she said, Nah, hes cool, plus he wants to buy., I didnt trust him at first, since he wasnt like the people I knew pot smokers you know? I had friends but the groups were small. Theres also the added fact that Wilds boss at the time told people Wilds had to leave work several times to talk with the police before the date of that official interview. READ MORE ON CRIME But, like I said, I dont know how to come up with this story about how Adnan did it, why he did it, what he was thinking, how he was thinking, and why he was thinking that. This is where people would have their house firebombed and still tell the police they knew nothing about it rather than to try to make some sense of whats going on. Fellow Woodlawn student Jay Wilds testified that he helped Syed bury Lee. And people were starting to find out he was a loser, Oh, you and Hae arent together anymore. Wilds, who gave police multiple interviews and testified in court, was first questioned on Feb. 28, 1999, just hours before police arrested Syed on suspicion of Lee's murder. I dont know. According to the Undisclosed podcast, Lee goes on her first date with her LensCrafter co-worker Don Clinedinst, who happens to be the son of the store manager. Was it in the Best Buy parking lot? Then he calls me and says, Come pick me up., So I go to pick him up, and when I get there he says, Oh shit, I did it. I say, Did what? He says, I killed Hae.. Even documentary director Amy Berg openly admitted to questioning Wilds narrative of the events in the case after listening to Serial., The whole Jay storywas so confusing. By the time I graduated [Woodlawn] high school in 1998, I wasnt exactly angry, but I did resent the school. Then he goes to track practice. And it was really hard for him to deal with being on the losing end. I was also around a bunch of people earlier the day [at Cathys], and I didnt want them to get fucked up with homicide. "The Case Against Adnan Syed" also notes that Wilds contradicted himself on the witness stand when it came to the story he told police about helping Syed dig the hole: At first, he said he met Syed at a mall parking lot and then went to Leakin Park to bury the body, but later, Wilds said Syed showed him Lees corpse in a Best Buy parking lot. He never said anything like, Hey, what gauge gun should I use? or How many minutes am I supposed to hold somebody under the water for? or, Is there a statute of limitation on murder? I thought he was just blowing off steam and bullshitting. I made him smoke one time, he got a little high, got a little weird. Maintenance worker Alonzo Sellers, known as Mr. The Woodlawn man has maintained his innocence and the HBO series "The Case Against Adnan Syed" concluded. He was magnet. He did not go to prison, though. We dont have ads, so we depend on our members 35,000 and counting to help us hold the powerful to account. of his ex-girlfriend Hae Min Lee in 1999. Jay Wilds was a crucial player in Adnan's conviction - he testified that Adnan confessed to him about killing Lee, saw Lee's body in the trunk of her car, and helped bury her body in Leakin Park. Thus, this article dives further into the details. I dont think thats wrong, its high school, you know. November 6, 2015: The post-conviction relief case is reopened. Hes gone with Haes car. A separate conviction Ritz secured the same year Adnan was convicted was overturned because of this in 2016. Their accounts depart when Wilds says Syed showed him the body in the trunk of the car, and then Syed enlisted Wilds to bury Lee. Jay Wilds and Adnan Syed were reportedlynot close friends but the Woodlawn High School seniors fates would eventually become inextricably linked through a brutal Jan. 1999 murder case, when Syed was arrested and ultimately convicted of killing his ex-girlfriend, Hae Min Lee. Like, hes not in a car or anything. June 6, 2000: Lees mother gives an emotional testimony and Syed is given a life sentence. When did you two get closer to each other? August 19, 2019: The Supreme Court is asked to look at the case. I was also around a bunch of people earlier the day [at Cathys], and I didnt want them to get fucked up with homicide.. Im fucking done. And Adnans like, Oh, well, youre not going to help me move her are you? And Im like No, Im not gonna help you move her. He says, Ok, well, Im gonna need you to drive back to her car., Somewhere up around a corner up a hill, parked in a strange neighborhood. She was still in the trunk. According to Wilds, he and Syed were not incredibly close at school. When Adnan loaned you his car onJan. 13, 1999, did he tell you it was because he planned on murdering Hae? Here, we piece together the accounts as they reportedly happened in the 1999 teen murder case: While their relationship was kept a secret because of both religious and cultural differences, classmates Syed and Lee dated in 1998, and broke up in December of that year, according to court records. In the wee hours of the night, Lees car is found around 4:30 a.m. and around 6 a.m., Syed is arrested at his home on the 7000 block of Johnnycake Road. Maybe Jays a liar. Wilds, who was an acquaintance of Syed, confessed to helping Syed bury Lee's body, though he originally denied having anything to do with the murder. She never showed up to either. Other contributing causes included the emergence of new suspects in the case. Oxygen Insider is your all-access pass to never-before-seen content, free digital evidence kits, and much more. Jay also worked at the Drug Emporium store a short walk from his home. This week, in an interview with The Intercept , Jay Wilds came forward with his account of the January day in 1999 when Hae Min Lee was murdered. The trial begins the second week of December and quickly ends as a mistrial, the court appeals papers say. in January 1999 . Following a six-week trial and two-hour jury deliberation, Syed is found guilty. Three days later, Baltimore Police . Wilds picks him up and the two go to a friends house. In support of their request, prosecutors cited two "alternative suspects" who were known at the time of the investigation and expert. Be the first one to comment on this story. March 9, 2019, 2:00 PM. I wake up as soon as they put it on, he said. Jay was credible on the main facts, and also for the ones saying it some random killer or Don, they are forgetting that Jay knew where the car was. We may earn a commission through links on our site. Three days later, Baltimore Police, For instance, during one of his police interviews highlighted in The Case Against Adnan Syed,an officer asks Wilds, Youre sure its the 13, The whole Jay storywas so confusing. Her family reported the 18-year-old high school student missing after she failed to pick up her niece. The first season of Serial examined the complex case of the 1999 murder of Hae Min Lee, in which there seemed to be much evidence but no conclusive proof of what happened. According to the podcast, there were discrepancies between the statements he gave to authorities and the testimony he delivered during Adnan Syed's trial. Adnan says, Just help me dig the hole. And Im still thinking, Inner-city black guy, selling pot to high school kids. The cops are going to fry me. I thought at worst hed throw a rock through her window or something. Jay firmly believes that he was wrongfully represented on the podcast. I dont know if she said something he couldnt handle, and he went off the edge or if he had been seriously speculating about it. And soon after that, Syed was charged with her murder. Syed is given the chance to overturn the Baltimore City Circuit Court ruling that denied him post-conviction relief, thanks to the Maryland Court of Special Appeals, Vulture reported. Investigators at the time determined that she died by . The Intercept is an independent nonprofit news outlet. Adnan's friend Jay Wilds testified that he helped Adnan bury Hae Min Lee's body back in 1999, but Adnan Syed mentions he had nothing to do with Hae's death. When the Serial podcast premiered in October of 2014, many listeners were shocked to find that almost the entirety of the prosecutions case to convict Adnan Syed for the . The group of people I hung out with were different from the group of people I was from. Many questions remain about Wilds true role in the case, but theres no shortage of theories. Jay told the filmmakers that Adnan showed up at his house and thats where he saw Haes body, not Best Buy as he had previously stated. Evidence from the Adnan Syed case | Previously undisclosed.wikispaces.com. I dont know whether he calls me when hes on his way back to my house, or if he calls me right outside the house. This service is provided on News Group Newspapers' Limited's Standard Terms and Conditions in accordance with our Privacy & Cookie Policy. It went national, but it was produced in Baltimore. The podcast attracted global attention, and had gained more than 100 million downloads by June 2016. I rode BMX freestyle. In part 2, Wilds shares his thoughts on the actions he took following the murder, as well as his choice to remain uninvolved as This American Life producers Julie Snyder and Sarah Koenig pieced. Syed is currently serving a life sentence. No until they told me they werent trying to prosecute me for selling weed, or trying to get any of my friends in trouble. Even though he and Syed were allegedlyjust acquaintances, Wilds police interviews and witness testimony would ultimately be key to convicting Syed despite his storys inconsistencies and contradictions. He knew I was afraid of that. Jay Wilds is a former classmate of Adnan Syed from Baltimore, Maryland. In The Case Against Adnan Syed, the filmmakers interviewed Jay in January 2019. In both, Syed's guilt is questioned, as is Wilds's statements. Meanwhile, Wilds version of the day changed throughout his interviews and testimony. It also made household names out of its central characters, teenagers in Baltimore when the murder took place in 1999: Adnan Syed, the alleged killer; Hae Min Lee, the 18-year-old victim; and. April Wolfe. Syed's legal team might point out that, whether he was lying in 1999 or lying in 2014, the fact is that Wilds is a liar, and that should cast doubt on Syed's conviction. Jay obviously picks and chooses what he tells, and at this point its created such a mess, she says in the documentary.
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