Serial Podcast - Episode 10

When the first jury was asked how they felt about the trial—before it ended in a mistrial—what did they generally say?

• Adnan was guilty.

• They were leaning towards finding him not guilty.

• They were frustrated with Adnan’s lawyer.

• They were just glad they could go home.

Adnan’s lawyer “freaks out” with excitement when she discovers what about Jay?

• The prosecution provided a lawyer for him.

• He had previously been found guilty of two other violent crimes.

• His father was old friends with the judge.

• He wasn’t at work the day of Hae’s disappearance.

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Adnan’s mother believed that:

• The judge was bribed.

• Adnan’s lawyer had a drinking problem

• The people involved in the judicial system were racist.

• Adnan was probably guilty.

What did Rabia think of Adnan’s lawyer, Christina Gutierrez?

• She loved and respected her.

• She thought she purposely lost the case to make more money during the appeal.

• She liked her as a person, but thought she was a terrible lawyer.

• She was reminded of her own mother, when she was a lawyer. .

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At the beginning of the episode, you heard possible jurors talking to the judge. What do they have in common?

• They’re all the same gender.

• None of them graduated from college.

• They had been involved in a crime, or had a loved one involved in a serious crime.

• They all knew Jay, or someone who worked for Jay.

What did Adnan think about his lawyer?

• He loved her and trusted her.

• He respected her professionally but disliked her personally.

• He liked her as a person, but thought she was a terrible lawyer.

• He thought she was bribed by somebody to purposely lose the case.

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Near the end of her career, Christina Gutierrez was:

• Asking her clients for lots of money for experts, and then not using the money correctly.

• Getting very sick.

• Asking for payments in cash.

• All of the above.