I dont think thats wrong, its high school, you know. Jay Wilds is a former classmate of Adnan Syed from Baltimore, Maryland. He told the police enough to get them off his back, but he withheld anything he thought might widen their investigation to his friends and his family. It takes him about half an hour, 45 minutes, and he comes back with gloves on, panting, like, She was really heavy. Thats all he says. At the time, this was Maryland in the 90s, the drug laws were extremely serious. He said, Im gonna drive back down there [to the grave]. So that would ruin her life too. A large portion of The Case Against Adnan Syed and Serial focuses on why Wilds would change his story so many times. The internet is thick with lists of Jay's lies (here's one, for instance). Getting them in trouble for anything that they knew or that I had told them I couldnt have that. The following has been edited and condensed for clarity. He left in his car and I was trying to collect myself at my [grandmothers] house. I didnt tell the cops it was in front of my house because I didnt want to involve my grandmother. I knew him because I knew Muslims in the community from playing basketball at the mosque. Romano Thomas BPD Mobile Crime Lab tech p103, Motion for mistrial granted p 255 When we were digging the hole, its not like Haes body was just lying next to us. In Wilds' newest version of events, Adnan was in his car with Jay instead of being at his last period of school. Following a rare 2014 interview with Natasha Vargas-Cooper ofThe Intercept, the outlet reported that Jay lived with his wife and children in a two-story suburban home., Wilds accused Sarah Koenig of trying to strong-arm him into giving an interview onSerial. In a piece for The Guardian newspaper, she argued there may be enough evidence for the state to pursue a perjury charge. I said, Drug dealers, people who get killed by drug dealers, and Im thinking to myself, When did I ever say that? So, as Im riding with him to the park and it starts raining and Im thinking to myself as he pulls overand Im thinking this is the spot hes chosen. When did he first talk to you about hurting her? CNN Sans & 2016 Cable News Network. The way Wilds tells it, Syed pressured him to help dispose of Lee's body. This is the first part in a multipart interview. What Is Jay Wilds Doing In 2019? 'The Case Against Adnan Syed - Bustle And in the hours after Jay's interview broke, her Twitter feed was an almost unbroken celebration. The Dark Brandonmeme and why the Biden campaign has embraced it explained, Take a mental break with the newest Vox crossword, Sign up for the You may be able to find the same content in another format, or you may be able to find more information, at their web site. Where was Haes car? Jay all but admitted to @BobRuffTruth that he got the reward. It took about 45 minutes for Adnan to finish burying Hae, according to Jay. Were sitting there smoking and he receives a phone call from the police and gets all panicky. We know: At trial, the "trunk pop" moment allegedly happened at Best Buy. Contact Jarett Wieselman at jarett.wieselman@buzzfeed.com. Sergeant Kevin Forrester BPD homicide sergeant p195, Jay Wilds testimony begins p12 "He'll trade places with you in a heartbeat," he continued. #FreeAdnan, Not gonna lie. He also stated that Adnan drove Hae's car from the I-70 Park and Ride to a nearby McDonald's, where Jay was waiting in Adnan's car.