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Serial S01 - Ep. 11: Rumors

Serial

2014/12/11
Serial

Serial

2014/12/11

Shownote

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 kind of boy.[http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/serialpodcast/~4/2jBxWKE77Oo] Our newest podcast, “The Preventionist” is out now. Search for it wherever you get your podcasts. To get full access to this and other Serial Productions and New York Times podcasts on Apple Podcasts and Spotify, subscribe at nytimes.com/podcasts [https://nytimes.com/podcasts]. To find out about new shows from Serial Productions, and get a look behind the scenes, sign up for our newsletter at nytimes.com/serialnewsletter. [https://www.nytimes.com/newsletters/serial] Have a story pitch, a tip, or feedback on our shows? Email us at serialshows@nytimes.com  Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com [https://pcm.adswizz.com] for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

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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