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Serial - Serial S01 - Ep. 1: The Alibi

It's Baltimore, 1999. Hae Min Lee, a popular high-school senior, disappears after school one day. Six weeks later detectives arrest her classmate and ex-boyfriend, Adnan Syed, for her murder. He says he's innocent - though he can't exactly remember what he was doing on that January afternoon. But someone can. A classmate at Woodlawn High School says she knows where Adnan was. The trouble is, she’s nowhere to be found.

Serial S01 - Ep. 1: The Alibi

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...and inmate it, a Maryland correctional facility.

From this American life and WB Easy Chicago, it's serial.

One story told week by week. I'm Sarah Canig.

For the last year, I've spent every working day trying to figure out where a high school

kid was for an hour after school one day in 1999.

Or if you want to get technical about it, and apparently I do,

where a high school kid was for 21 minutes after school one day in 1999.

This search sometimes feels undignified on my part.

I've had to ask about teenagers' sex lives, where, how often, with whom,

about notes they passed in class, about their drug habits, their relationships with their parents,

and I'm not a detective or a private investigator.

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0:02.3	When you're at your best, you can do great things,
0:04.9	and working with the therapist can help you get closer to the best version of yourself.
0:09.1	So, if you're ready to give therapy a try, BetterHelp is a great option.
0:13.3	It's convenient, flexible, affordable, and entirely online.
0:17.2	Just fill out a brief questionnaire to get matched with a licensed therapist and get started.
0:21.8	Visit BetterHelp.com slash serial to get 10% off your first month.
0:26.3	That's BetterHELP.com slash serial.
0:30.0	This is a global talent link prepaid call from...
0:37.3	...at non-seize.
0:39.5	...and inmate it, a Maryland correctional facility.
0:43.1	From this American life and WB Easy Chicago, it's serial.
0:47.1	One story told week by week. I'm Sarah Canig.
0:56.7	For the last year, I've spent every working day trying to figure out where a high school
1:00.7	kid was for an hour after school one day in 1999.
1:04.7	Or if you want to get technical about it, and apparently I do,
1:07.5	where a high school kid was for 21 minutes after school one day in 1999.
1:12.8	This search sometimes feels undignified on my part.
1:15.7	I've had to ask about teenagers' sex lives, where, how often, with whom,
1:20.0	about notes they passed in class, about their drug habits, their relationships with their parents,
1:24.5	and I'm not a detective or a private investigator.
1:27.3	I'm not even a crime reporter.
	...

Serial S01 - Ep. 1: The Alibi

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