With every mystery, coincidences that are too unusual to be swept under the rug arise. This episode of Serial examines the most pressing, and whether or not there could have been another suspect.
This is episode 3 of Serial, a podcast recounting a true crime that happened in 1999. When Hae Lee Min, a high school student goes missing, her boyfriend Adnan becomes the main suspect. He is later tried and convicted of killing her, though he has always maintained his innocence. Episode 3 talks about the mysterious story of Mr. S, and his connection to the case.
Mr. S. was driving back to work from lunch when he decided to pull over on the side of the road to relieve himself. He walked 127 feet into the woods to do so, which is where he discovered Hae's body. He alerted authorities right away.
Why would he be considered a suspect? It was discussed in the episode why he would need to walk 127 feet into the woods in order to relieve himself. That's a far walk. Hae's body was also very well hidden under a log. When the detective reached the scene after the body's discovery, he could barely see it. How was it that he just happened to find that spot and notice a well hidden body?
A background check on Mr. S. found that he had some trouble in the past. He was taken in for indecent exposure many times. That also brings up another question: Why would someone with a history of indecent exposure feel the need to walk that far into the woods to urinate?
The first time the detectives question Mr. S., he fails his polygraph test when he told his story. He told them he was nervous about a real estate deal that day, so they did a do over. Mr. S. passed the next polygraph test and then faded from suspicion.
There are still unanswered questions about Mr. S. The odds of him happening to stumble upon her body are slim. He may not have killed her, but he might have had prior knowledge to her whereabouts. Or everything could have been a coincidence and his story checks out. What do you think about Mr. S.? Could he have been connected to the crime?
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This case sounds very interesting! It seems like there is more to the story than what has been discovered and that there are manly different ways that this case could go. Im not going to lie cases like this are very intriguing to me, I can't wait to hear more about it. The whole situation with Mr. S seems very suspicious.
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