e. observer.com â The Serial podcast about the 1999 murder of Hae Min Lee has been heard and debated by millions, yet there are still untold stories and perspectives from Woodlawn High School teachers who taught and had close relationships with students Adnan Syed, Jay Wilds, Stephanie McPherson, and Hae Min Lee but declined to talk to Sarah Koenig for podcast. They find Jay at work late one night and bring him down to Homicide. However, as the documentary shows, Wilds' testimony is very contradictory and very significant. 2/4/00 at 117. I donât see the âineffective counselâ thing going that far in the big picture. Meanwhile, flash-forward to the trial, and Stephanie was firmly on Team Jay, ⦠Jay and Adnan werenât that close. Jay Wilds, Maryland's key (and only) witness at Adnan Syed's 2000 trial for murdering Hae Min Lee â which was chronicled on the hotly debated Serial podcast, which launched in October 2014 and completed its 12-episode run earlier this month â has consented to a single interview (with The Intercept) in an attempt to tell his side of the story. It was, in fact, her Undisclosed co-producers who changed her mind on a pivotal issue in the case: that of Jay Wilds. Jay Speaks Part 3: The Collateral Damage of an Extremely Popular Podcast about Murder Today weâre publishing the third and last in a series of exclusive interviews with Jay Wilds. Jay Wilds was one of the main witnesses in the trial of Adnan Syed. Unidentified friends/classmates of Jay ( in the podcast listed as male voice or female voice) Chris â Jayâs Best friend. Despite Jay claiming he helped Adnan bury Haeâs body in Leakin Park, the pair werenât actually that close. Stephanie either knows more than she has revealed or she made an early decision to not know and has stuck with that. Adnan did NOT have the cell phone with him, Jay had it in the car. The only reason that Adnan could possibly think of would be that Jay was jealous of Adnanâs relationship with Jayâs girlfriend, Stephanie McPherson, who was close ⦠McPherson was a friend of both at the time. Okay. The Founder, Owner & CEO of Diamondz & Gold Enterprises. Wilds and his key witness Jenn Pusateri claim they stopped by a young woman's house by the name of Stephanie McPherson. It was through McPherson that Wilds and Syed knew each other. At first, he insists he doesnât know anything about the murder. One that crops up again and again is the idea that Stephanie, Jayâs girlfriend and Adnanâs close friend, was involved with Haeâs murder. On the day Hae went missing, which happened to be Stephanie's birthday, Adnan gave her a stuffed animal. Patrick â Friend of Jay. Detective MaGillivary. Her ex-boyfriend Adnan was convicted of her murder in 2000 and [â¦] From October 3 to December 18, 2014, the murder of Hae Min Lee and the subsequent arrest and trial of Adnan Syed was the subject of the first season of the podcast Serial.It was developed by the creators of This American Life and hosted by Sarah Koenig. Jay is the man who's testimony was used by the prosecution to convict Andan Syed in the murder of Hae Min Lee. A. Stephanie McPherson. ... 3 Stephanie Mcpherson - Zoe Kravitz. According to their mutual friends, Jay and Adnan would only hang out occasionally. 12 Jay Wilds - Donald Glover. Jim Trainum- Investigator hired by Serial. A few weeks later, heâs back at Homicide and his story has changed. Stephanie "Zeus" McPherson. Now, drawing your attention to January 10 12th of 1999, this year, â A. Then she drops a bombshell â Syed told Wilds that he murdered Lee. Wilds, an acquaintance of Adnanâs, gave the lynchpin testimony condemning Syed to his fate. However, an interview with Jay Wilds's girlfriend, Stephanie McPherson, puts Syed and Wilds together via a call to her from Syed's cell phone. He tells them what happened on January 13th. Jay Wilds [19] â key witness at Syed's trial and professed accomplice of Syed [20] Stephanie McPherson â Jay's girlfriend and close friend and classmate of Syed Don â Lee's boyfriend at the time of her murder and colleague at Lenscrafters, an eyewear shop But while she made a statement to police at the time, she has never spoken publicly about what happened. He was also a classmate of Adnanâs and dated Adnanâs friend Stephanie McPherson. 300 likes. In many ways, Jay Wilds is emblematic of all the uncertainty regarding the Syed murder trial. Julie Snyder- Producer of Serial. Hereâs everything we learned about Jay Wilds: 1. âJay was painted a criminal while Adnan was strongly favored in the seriesâ and I overall disagree with these opinions. The Case Against Adnan Syed will look at the man convicted of the murder of American high school student Hae Min back in 1999. Jay might not seem to have told the truth, but he also did not have an obvious motive to lie. The hugely popular 12-part podcast âSerialâ investigated the 1999 murder of teenager Hae Min Lee. Episode 8 paints a more defined picture of Jay through interviews with many of ⦠However, prosecutors had a witness, another classmate Jay Wilds, who said Syed showed him Lee's body in his car. Now, the key witness in the case, Jay Wilds, reveals why he wouldnât talk to âSerial.â The Supreme Court is giving Adnan Syedâs attorney another month to appeal the refusal by Marylandâs highest court to grant a new trial to the "Serial" subject. In defence of Jay. Thank you MR. URICK I would offer State's Exhibit 1 1 Number 35, the plea agreement of Jay Wilds in this case. ... Investigation in to Wildsâ arrest records and the arrest records of his family members also adds credence to the fact that Jay was a more serious dealer than he had admitted to during the investigation and trial. 7 Hae confronted Jay about cheating on Stephanie alone and Jay killed her alone. 4 5 5 6 THE WITNESS: Itâs the agreement that I have 8 with the State's Attorney's office THE COURT Okay. I imagine Stephanie McPherson as a tall blonde girl who probably likes animals and is a little quirky but very smart. They claimed they both stopped by her house around 8:30 PM EST; however, she was at a basketball game playing until 10:30 PM EST. But there was another key witness in the case who didnât get to hear from â Stephanie McPherson. If she truly loved Jay, she may have gone into denial right away and used the years to distance herself and minimize and forget. But eventually he comes clean. Stephanie is the former girlfriend of key witness Jay Wilds.Wilds was the man who testified in court, and his testimony is basically what Adnan's conviction is based on. Stephanie was Jay's girlfriend, but Adnan was her close friend. Episode 8 of the Serial podcast once again brings the focus of the episode to Jay Wilds. Interestingly, McPherson plays ⦠Cristina Gutierrez. In some ways, these changes are small and understandable. Adnan is currently serving life in prison for the murder of his ex-girlfriend Hae Min Lee in January 1999, something which he has always denied. Id. If she wanted to mostly pretend she didn't know, Jay would probably have been okay with that. Entrepreneur, Entertainer & Business Woman. The thing is that the story Jay told at trial is not the same story Jay told police the first time." at 130. c. The Timeline: A Call from Best Buy at 2:36 Wilds dated Stephanie McPherson, who was also part of the schoolâs gifted and talented program. Hae Min went missing on January 13 and her body was later found in Leakin Park on February 9 1999. Yes. Q. Jay . Jay Wilds â key witness at Syed's trial and professed accomplice of Syed Stephanie McPherson â Jay's girlfriend and close friend and classmate of Syed Don â Lee's boyfriend at the time of her murder and colleague at Lenscrafters, an eyewear shop Fans of Serial will remember that Stephanie was one of Adnanâs best friends and was dating Jay at the time of Haeâs murder. d. I imagine Jay wilds as a tall black guy who is athletic. It could be totally meaningless that Jay bought Stephanie, his girlfriend who believed Adnan was innocent until Jay âleanedâ on her, a piece of jewelry that came in a box. The podcast episodes generated international interest in the trial and were downloaded more than 100 million times by June 2016. Laura Sandolo- Friend of Jay and Stephanie, Jenn and Adnan. By the end of episode 12 I feel like we are left to consider that either Adnan is ⦠I only say that I think heâs black because of the way he sounded in the police tape in episode one he sounded a lot like a person I know who happens to be black. Iâve heard opinions that Sarah Koenig and the Serial team have shown bias. Wilds with a pro bono attorney to negotiate this deal.