Serial hospital. Not for one extraordinary case; instead, Serial wanted to tackle the whole criminal justice system. The high school scene, the shifting statements to police, the prejudices, the sketchy alibis, the scant forensic evidence — all of it leads back to the most basic questions: How can you know a person’s character? How can you tell what they’re capable of? In Season One of Serial, she looks for answers. Sarah Koenig was a newspaper reporter for ten years, covering mostly politics and criminal justice. She reaffirms that she saw Adnan in the library on the day Hae disappeared. Serial is a podcast from the creators of This American Life. In 2004 she took a producer job at This American Life. If you're just landing here please go back and start with Episode 1. A look into the man’s past reveals some bizarre behavior. . Serial is a podcast from the creators of This American Life. Serial tells one story — a true story — over the course of a season. Asia says she decided not to testify at Adnan’s original post-conviction hearing in 2012, after a phone conversation she had with Urick. After 15 months of reporting, we take out everything we’ve got - interviews and documents and police reports - we shake it all out, and we see what sticks. Serial is a podcast designed to be listened to in order. And while Adnan’s memory of that day is foggy at best, he does remember what happened next: being questioned, being arrested and, a little more than a year later, being sentenced to life in prison. A potential alibi surfaces … and then disappears again, at the worst possible time for Adnan’s case. © 2014 - 2025 Serial Productions, a New York Times Company Privacy Policy | Terms of Use Serial is a podcast from the creators of This American Life, hosted by Sarah Koenig. To do that we figured we’d need to look at something different: ordinary cases. For instance, why did he walk so far into the woods - 127 feet - to relieve himself? And that’s just the start. Asia’s Affidavit, January 13, 2015 Asia wrote this affidavit after hearing prosecutor Kevin Urick on Serial. She started Serial with Julie Snyder in 2013. i6a6 k1u dylcs wkbrvl3 pc74f hc srlgpa6 kyjn51 r45df1 hk