
Adnan's Story
The Case That Inspired the Podcast Phenomenon Serial
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Narrated by:
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Rabia Chaudry
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By:
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Rabia Chaudry
About this listen
'The first letter I received after being arrested in 1999 was from Rabia. Since that time until now, she has believed in my innocence and been committed to my exoneration.... There is no one better to help tell my story, and no one that I trust more to tell it, than Rabia.' (Adnan Syed)
On February 28, 2000, Adnan Syed was convicted and sentenced to life plus 30 years for the murder of his ex-girlfriend, Hae Min Lee, a high school senior in Baltimore, Maryland. From the moment of his arrest, Syed has consistently maintained his innocence.
Rabia Chaudry, a family friend, always believed him and has never given up the hope that he might someday be released. By 2013, however, after almost all appeals had been exhausted, things looked bleak. That was when Rabia contacted Sarah Koenig, a producer at This American Life, in the hopes of finding a journalist who would bring greater attention to Adnan's story and might shed new light on the case.
Koenig's investigation turned into Serial, an international phenomenon and Peabody Award-winning podcast. Adnan's Story will reexamine the investigation that led to Adnan Syed's arrest, share his life in prison, cover new evidence and possibilities that have since come to light and review the recent court successes - including a ruling by a Maryland judge to reopen Syed's case.
Woven with personal reflections from Adnan himself, including new never-before-seen letters he penned from prison and the story of his family, community, and public advocate Chaudry, the audiobook offers new insight into the story that captivated the attention of millions as his legal team and investigatory team, along with countless others who have crowd-sourced an investigation like never before, seek to exonerate him and find out the truth of what really happened on that day in 1999.
What has captivated the public about Adnan's story are the layers of contradictions, fascinating characters, cultural dissonance and fog of ambiguity around what really happened to Hae Min Lee. But this is not just a personal story; it is a testament to a thoroughly broken system that convicts tens of thousands of innocent people and how the power of the media and public can move rigid institutions to bring about justice.
©2016 Rabia Chaudry (P)2016 Penguin AudioAny additional comments?
Even having listened to all the Serial and Undisclosed podcasts there is still more to learn here. Rabia's voice makes listening really easy and the book flows well.This may be Adnan's Story but it is also the story of a special person who would not let injustice go unchallenged.
Great telling of a huge injustice
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Much more to the story than Serial
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Heart warming yet heart breaking simultaneously
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Where does Adnan's Story rank among all the audiobooks you’ve listened to so far?
This is a powerful audio book, made compelling by the earnest explanations of the author as she explains how the Maryland Justice system failed murder victim Hae Min Lee and created a second victim by wrongfully convicting her friend Adnan Syed.What was one of the most memorable moments of Adnan's Story?
While this case has received substantial on-line coverage, this book gives insight into Adnan's life in prison and how the family struggled with daily life until the case gained public attention.What does Rabia Chaudry bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you had only read the book?
Rabia lived through this hell, and her reading brings explanation you could not necessarily see on the page.Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?
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This is a must read in the cause of pursuing judicial reform - to bring justice for victims of crime and reduce the risk of wrongful conviction, it is necessary to face up to the ugly aspects of a judicial culture where judicial systems chose targets of convenience to clear case books and meet performance statistics then with near religious conviction defend mistakes rather than support revelation of truth.compelling exploration of a judicial failure
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A great listen
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for any fan of serial/undisclosed/Adnan case
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Mesmerising
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A must read!
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Gripping
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amazing
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