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Serial S01 - Ep. 11: Rumors

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Serial S01 - Ep. 11: Rumors

Serial

2014/12/11
Serial

Serial

2014/12/11
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Almost everyone describes the 17-year-old Adnan the same way: good kid, helpful at the mosque, respectful to his elders. But a couple of months ago, Sarah started getting phone calls from people who knew Adnan back then, and told her stories of a different...

Highlights

This episode of Serial delves deeper into the character of Adnan Syed, moving beyond the initial portrait of a model teenager. Sarah Koenig investigates conflicting stories from his mosque community and consults a forensic psychologist to explore the psychological profiles of killers, questioning whether Adnan's past actions or his calm demeanor could be signs of a hidden capacity for murder.
08:25
Some saw it as evidence of duplicity
20:12
Most killers are ordinary people who kill impulsively.
26:20
About half of killers have some degree of amnesia
33:07
I refuse to try to convince them.
36:20
He just wants the story to end.

Chapters

Rumors from the Mosque: Was Adnan a Different Kind of Kid?
00:00
The Donation Box Theft: A Sign of Something Darker or Just a Kid's Mistake?
11:40
Impulsive Acts and Lost Memories: How Do Ordinary People Become Killers?
23:06
The Psychopath Test: Does Adnan Fit the Profile?
29:47
Adnan's Plea: 'I Want to Be Seen as a Person, Not a Monster'
36:20

Transcript

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