Analysis Of Episode 9: To Be Suspected By Sarah Koenig

In Serial’s Season 1 Episode 9: “To Be Suspected” posted in the fall of 2014, journalist Sarah Koenig provides significant new evidence for the murder of Hae Min Lee. Koenig is beginning to argue that the 2:36 p.m. call from Adnan Syed to Jay saying that Hae was dead is nearly impossible. She has multiple other people that went to Woodlawn High School to support her argument by stating that they recall speaking with Hae right after school or spotted her around 3 p.m. at school. Koenig speculates that if these accusations were true, then Jays testimony would no longer be trustworthy and his statements about the time and places would not be credible. Throughout episode 9, Koenig introduces her audience to the life Adnan has built in prison along …show more content…
She is trying to show her audience all the people and the major details that the detectives overlooked in this case that could turn it around. Everything from Laura Sandoval confirming that there were no pay phones to multiple other people saying that they saw or spoke to Hae after 2:36 p.m., this just shows the lack of in-depth investigating involved. Along with her audience, Koenig herself states, “I’m done considering that it’s true, this 2:36 thing.” By giving us this information to analyze, Koenig is showing that the times and pay phone location do not add …show more content…
She catches the attention of all types of people from old to young and keeps them interested with a cogent order of events. She has strong credibility because she is able to further back up her evidence with more solid facts and numbers and manipulates rhetorical strategies to get her point and purpose across. She provides a clear purpose on why this episode and this information is important for her audience to listen to. Lastly, Koenig just wants to provide the truth and correct information to her audience so that we can also feel a part of this ongoing