Yes, folks, I do dabble in subjects other than the meanings of musical texts. Since this blog is my main outreach to the public, I figured it was perfectly legitimate to tell you about this other project which I’ve been working on for over two years. Are you a true-crime addict? Then you’re certainly aware of this case. I had somewhat of a epiphany back in September 2022 when Adnan Syed, the man who’d been imprisoned for over 20 years for murdering Hae, was released after his conviction was vacated. While the majority of interested observers believed in his innocence and were thrilled with this outcome, there were still many “guilters” out there. Chief among those partisans, understandably, were the close family of Hae–her brother, mother, and uncle. They started pushing immediately for the reinstatement of Adnan’s murder conviction. And I thought, “They’ll never give up on this, not unless the real murderer is definitively identified.” This “real murderer” has always been assumed by most of those who’ve studied the case carefully to be Don Clinedinst, the young man whom Hae was dating at the time of her death. And what was my epiphany? I suddenly realized that Don’s motive for the confrontation leading to Hae’s death could be explained on the basis of a tiny nugget of information that no one seemed to have picked up on:
“Hae wanted to go live with Don.”
Make sense to you? Well, maybe not. I’d urge you to watch the video below that I made to promote my book in which I explain the significance of that short sentence. Then, if you’re intrigued, I’d urge you to order your own copy.
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