Why was Adnan in the car with Jay Wilds?
In Wilds’ newest version of events, Adnan was in his car with Jay instead of being at his last period of school. Jay suggested going to the mall to find a present for Stephanie, but Adnan said he had to “go do something,” and told Jay to drop him at school, letting Jay borrow his car and phone.
Why did Jay tell the police that he had none?
And that is when a witness informs you that he has none. Jay is that witness. Jay told the police and the jury, again and again, that he was willing to lie in order to avoid criminal punishment. He was not shy about this fact. Ask Jay why he lies, and he’ll tell you: he lies because he didn’t want to get in trouble.
Is there any evidence that Jay killed Hae?
There is no evidence that Jay could have killed Hae so quickly and easily given that they are not known to be close friends. I think Jay’s testimony is inconsistent because he is an accomplice and he is trying to frame the events in a way that doesn’t implicate himself.
What did Jay Wilds go to the mall for?
Jay suggested going to the mall to find a present for Stephanie, but Adnan said he had to “go do something,” and told Jay to drop him at school, letting Jay borrow his car and phone. We know: At trial, Jay said he went shopping with Adnan.
And that is when a witness informs you that he has none. Jay is that witness. Jay told the police and the jury, again and again, that he was willing to lie in order to avoid criminal punishment. He was not shy about this fact. Ask Jay why he lies, and he’ll tell you: he lies because he didn’t want to get in trouble.
Why was Jay thrown away in the serial case?
It was obvious to Jay that the police were looking at him as a possible suspect. Jenn had already told the cops that Jay was throwing away shovels and clothes after Adnan had, supposedly, disposed of Hae’s body by himself — and the cops knew, even if Jenn didn’t, that Jay’s story about not being involved in the burial was utter horseshit.
Why was Jay’s second interview different from the first?
In Jay’s second interview — which, again, was radically different from what was said in his first interview, and also radically different from what he would later say in his third — Detective MacGillivary pointed out all of the known lies that Jay had told so far, and asked Jay why he had not simply told them the truth during his first interview.
Why was Jay’s testimony not credible evidence of?
But that doesn’t change the fact that the state’s evidence was based entirely on the uncorroborated testimony of a self-acknowledged liar with a motive to falsely incriminate Adnan. The state has itself acknowledged that Jay was the alpha and the omega of its case against Adnan.