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So he wanted an alibi? Yeah, I mean the only thing I can say is man it was just a normal day to me.

It was absolutely nothing abnormal about that day.

She was concerned because she was being asked questions about an affidavit she'd written.

Even now, it'd be nice if there was some technicality,

something that would prove is in essence.

Great.

But I think, I think, Asia, like, you might be that technicality. This is a global tell link,

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An inmate at from Maryland... From this American life and W.B. E.Z. Chicago, it's serial. One story told

week by week. I'm Sarah Kaneg. We're at episode two. You probably heard episode one on this American life or through

our website serial podcast.org. But if you haven't, stop. Go back to the beginning. We're telling this story in order,

the story of Haman Lee, an 18-year-old girl who was killed in Baltimore in 1999,

and the story of Adnan Saeed, her ex-boyfriend who was convicted of the crime.

So to pick up where we left off, last episode you heard how the prosecution told the story of this murder at a non's trial.

And the motive the state supplied, the basis for the whole thing,

was that after Hay broke up with a nun, he couldn't accept it.

He was so wounded by her and so furious that he decided to kill her.

Prosecutor Kevin Urich told the jury in his opening statement, quote,

he became enraged. He felt betrayed that his honor had been besmirched and he became very angry and he set out to kill Haman.

Or this is from closing, quote, it was humiliating what she did to him. Make no mistake about it, ladies and gentlemen, this was not a

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