Serial Master Calendar

The Master Calendar Project

As a Serial fan and defender of justice, I enjoy going over the facts of Adnan Syed's case and drawing my own conclusions. One thing I find challenging is holding all the events presented in Serial and Undisclosed simultaneously and remembering the detailed chronology. This calendar is an attempt to lay out all events (and a little commentary) in a simple, accessible way. The calendar is a work-in-progress, and even though I'm quite late to the table, I intend to update when I learn new info and eventually work toward making it interactive with each event linked to a summary page. Don't hate on me if I forget something or misspell a name...I'm always working on it!

Friday, March 10, 2017

The Serial Master Calendar

January 1999
Mon	Tues	Wed	Thurs	Fri	Sat	Sun
				1 · Hae goes on first date with Don	2	3
4 · First day back to school after winter break	5 · Woodlawn v. Randallstown wrestling match—Hae didn’t attend · Probable day student athlete news was filmed · Hae visited Don at the mall after school (might have meant to leave note, but didn’t)	6	7	8	9	10
11 · Adnan gets phone (in Bilal’s name)	12 · Hae spends time with Don (actually arrives home after 12am 13 Jan) · Hae’s last Diary entry “I love you Don, I think I have found my soulmate…” (may have been written post 12am 13 Jan) · 12am hour (technically 13 Jan)—Adnan calls Hae to give new cell number	13 · Hae goes missing about 3pm · Missing person case opened about 5pm · Adcock goes go Hae’s house, calls friends (inc. Aisha and Adnan) · Coach Sy remembers Adnan at track practice · Adnan meets with Bilal to prepare prayer for next night · Stephanie’s birthday · Don worked at Hunt Valley lens crafters (verbally confirmed, records may show a different story)	14 · Adcock talks to Don (1:30am) · Ice Storm—Snow Day (no school) · Police touch base with Lee family—Hae still gone, no leads—also call around to hospitals and hotels, and search areas around Woodlawn high · Jen supposedly helps Jay dispose of clothes/shovel(s) (Jen says it was raining) · Adnan leads prayers at mosque—witnesses place him there	15 · Ice Storm—Snow Day (no school) · Krista’s birthday—party 7pm-11pm, Adnan, Jay, and Stephanie attend together (arrive 8:30, Adnan called stating he would be late) · Jay later says he saw Adnan on this day, but he was dropping Stephanie off after school	16	17
18 · MLK Day, no school	19 · School in session (half day--exams), but Adnan does not attend b/c of religious holiday · Sometime between today and 22 Jan Debbie communicates w/Don over e-mail and phone	20 · Adnan back at school · Half day at school--exams	21 · Half day at school--exams	22 · No school (Semester break) · UMBC Social Work Conference 8am-4:30pm (Christy’s day) · Jay and Adnan visit Christy(?) · O’Shay takes over case.(Baltimore County) · O’Shay calls Don. · Adnan receives call from O’Shay while at Christy’s (?) after “what am I going to do, what am I going to say?” call with Yassur	23 · Yassur says he was at a party with Jay, Adnan, and Stephanie (those 3 drove together again) · Jay later says he didn’t see Adnan during this time period	24
25 · O’Shay visits Adnan’s house during school day (Adnan not home) · O’Shay says Adnan called back in afternoon (not on Adnan’s cell record; used house phone or was different day) · First day of 3^rd semester at Woodlawn (back to regular school schedule)—Teachers begin to notice Hae’s absence; students “unconcerned”	26	27 · Police interview Aiesha (O’Shay)—notes dated 14 Feb, probably written down later · Jay arrested for disorderly conduct and resisting arrest	28 · O’Shay talks to Debbie (1^st major witness, says she last saw Hae around 3:00 pm on 13 Jan)	29	30	31 · Jay starts working at video store

February 1999
Mon	Tues	Wed	Thurs	Fri	Sat	Sun
1 · O’Shay’s second interview with Adnan—asked about ride with Hae (report written 14 Feb) · Also interviews French teacher and asks her to question Woodlawn students and teachers · Interviews Inez Butler and Owings-Mills LensCrafters Manager · First anonymous CrimeStoppers tip: Probably implicates Adnan, payout of about $3K made 10 mos later	2 · Police contact Hae’s mom’s ex-boyfriend (Hyun Sin? Basically Hae’s former stepfather) in California, says he hasn’t heard from Hae since 13 Jan (not sure this indicates contact on 13 Jan)	3 · Police conduct background check on Adnan (mile system)—only person to have background check throughout investigation · School faculty meeting to discuss Hae’s disappearance	4 · Baltimore Sun puts out request for info on Hae’s disappearance. · First video clip about Hae’s disappearance shown on news (Jen says she and Jay saw clip while at a bar—in 2/26 police interview Jen quotes “Jay said he just saw on TV Hae’s body’s missing”) · Jen tells friend Nicole she knows what happened to Hae (possibly who killed Hae). Nicole possibly tells Jen Hae was strangled (?) · Baltimore county cops run Hae’s plates twice—maybe 2 separate patrol officers see abandoned car in Baltimore County (NOT where it was eventually found) · Police speak to Don and Lenscafters manager to verbally confirm Don’s Alibi—Cleared as suspect	5	6 · Police use dogs to search woods near Woodlawn high—perhaps police think there may be connection between Hae and Jada Lambert (another strangled Woodlawn student—killed about 6 mos. before Hae) · Search areas near water—maybe related to info given in 01 Feb anonymous CrimeStoppers call	7
8 · O’ Shay seizes Hae’s computer, requests records from AOL for Hae’s e-mail—this investigation later halted when case moves from missing person to homicide and is transferred from Baltimore county to city (City never rec’d computer or assoc. records) · Adnan calls O’Shay from cell phone (no notes taken)	9 · Hae’s body found · Mr. S tells campus police about discovery, contacts city police, shows city police the body’s location, then goes to police station for questioning. · Police maps showing Hae’s body are inconsistent/ inaccurate · Surveyor Buddemeyer measures distance from body to road (127 feet?) · Police go to grave site and recover the body (no written notes at the crime scene) · Body taken to ME’s office · McGillavry speaks to O’Shay and decides to get Adnan’s cell records (speculation)	10 · Hae's autopsy	11 · Mr. A. interviewed by police: witnessed a young black male with light colored automobile acting suspiciously near concrete roadblocks Leakin Park (date not recorded), police conclude it is not relevant · Police run information for Adnan’s car	12 · Detective Massey takes anonymous call telling police to look at the ex-boyfriend (Adnan)—also references Bassur (Yassur) Ali and Adnan saying he would drive Hae’s car into a lake if he killed her	13	14 · The Real Nisha Call (7:17 pm, cell towers indicate Adnan calls from video store where Jay is working)
15 · Cultural agency provides City police with analysis of Pakistani Muslim culture with relation to Adnan’s case (also consulted with Baltimore County police during missing person case) · Police interview Yassur at Pizza Hut · Police interview with Mrs. S, "witness" who had a vision related to crime scene	16 · Subpoena for Adnan’s cell phone records	17 · Police receive call list for Adnan’s cell phone (chose not to investigate phone numbers for incoming calls—possible, but not pursued).	18 · Mr. S’s 1^st polygraph (failed) · AT&T prints out Adnan’s cell records for Jan 09 through 18 Feb · DEA issues subpoenas for all numbers Adnan's cell phone called Jan 12-15	19	20 · Video store boss says Jay may have missed work to speak to police ("either Feb 20, 21, or 22")	21 · Video store boss says Jay may have missed work to speak to police ("either Feb 20, 21, or 22")
22 · Interview with Mr. Graham (Woodlawn athletic director), states Hae was filming athletic segment on 13 Jan (probably incorrect date) · AT&T faxes Adnan’s cell records to police (Fax coversheet issue) · Video store boss says Jay may have missed work to speak to police ("either Feb 20, 21, or 22")	23	24 · Mr. S’s 2^nd polygraph (passed)—questions very different from first test · O’Shay generates report of NCIC offline search request looking for all the times Hae’s plates have been run (see Feb 4)	25	26 · Adnan interviewed (2 write ups, one dated 27 Feb, few details, second write-up dated 14 Sept with different, detailed info) · Jen’s first police interview—Jen knows Hae was strangled, but police haven’t publicly released the info yet. Jen seems to believe Nicole’s Mom found Hae’s strangled body at another site in Leakin Park (entirely wrong—actually a 1998 case)	27 · Jen’s second police interview (says murder happened at Best Buy) · Jay tells video store co-worker Josh he fears Adnan and the “random white van” in the parking lot · Jay’s first police interview (recording actually starts 1:30 am Feb 28, pre-interview begins night of Feb 27)	28 · Jay leads detectives to Hae’s car · Adnan is arrested (approx. 5am) and interrogated

March 1999
Mon	Tues	Wed	Thurs	Fri	Sat	Sun
1 · Baltimore City Police interview Krista (notes post-dated to Apr 27—interview noted as 29 Feb) · Asia sends first letter to Adnan	2 · Debbie, Aiesha, Anne interviewed by Baltimore City Police (no notes taken) (written statements taken, but not in case file) · Asia sends second letter to Adnan	3 · Police talk to Track coach (Coach Sy)—indicated track practice started at 3:30pm (later inconsistent statements—may have had different start time in other school years)	4 · Jen meets with prosecutor (no record)	5 · Video store boss says Jay may have missed work to speak to police · Jay speaks to prosecutor, state files a stay on his charges for disorderly conduct and resisting arrest	6	7 · Hae’s car released to Hae’s brother, who takes car to body shop
8	9 · Police interview Christy (not-her-real-name-Cathy) Maybe Jen or Jay gave her name to police?	10	11 · Police interview Jeff (Christy’s boyfriend) (no record) · Police interview Patrice (sister of Adnan and Jay’s friend Patrick) (no record)	12 · School Memorial for Hae · Stephanie speaks to private investigator for defense--Jay and Phil try to interrupt	13	14
15 · Jay’s second police interview—states Adnan planned murder in advance	16 · Police visit Hae’s car at body shop and take video of broken (?) windshield wiper lever (later analysis says lever is not broken) · Subpoena issued for Bilal to testify at Grand Jury	17	18 · Jay’s 3^rd police interview (ride along)—goes with handwritten itinerary and police notes mentioning motorcycle for sale and “reward”	19 · Subpoena issued for dumpsters where Jay dumped clothes and shovels	20 · Police search Adnan's house	21
22 · Grand Jury	23 · Detectives at Woodlawn high school—schedule for interviewing teachers—spoke to Coach brown about motorcycle for sale	24	25	26	27	28
29	30	31 · Adnan’s bail hearing

October 1999
Mon	Tues	Wed	Thurs	Fri	Sat	Sun
				1 · State introduces excerpts from Hae's diary into evidence	2	3
4	5 · Lenscrafters provides Don’s timecard to defense and prosecution (no work record for 13 Jan) · Christina has appointment to view diary, does not attend	6	7 · Lenscrafters provides additional work record showing Don worked in Hunt Valley store 13 Jan	8	9 · Abe Waronowitz performs cell tower drive test	10
11	12 · Christina asks to delay trial to have more time to examine diary	13	14 · Adnan's first trial scheduled to start (is eventually delayed to December)	15	16	17
18	19	20 · Defense sends letter to state asking for additional info on cell site evidence	21	22	23	24
25	26	27	28	29	30	31

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