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  • Serial The Best Defense is a Good Defense (Season 1, Episode 10)
  • Podcast Episode | 52 min | Documentary, Crime

Serial

The Best Defense is a Good Defense (Season 1, Episode 10)
Podcast Episode | 52 min | Documentary, Crime
Sarah Koenig examines whether anti-Muslin sentiment factored into the trial of Adnan Syed. The prosecution argues that Syed would flee to Pakistan if bail was granted and that the murder was a religiously-motivated honor killing. His first...See moreSarah Koenig examines whether anti-Muslin sentiment factored into the trial of Adnan Syed. The prosecution argues that Syed would flee to Pakistan if bail was granted and that the murder was a religiously-motivated honor killing. His first trial ends in a mistrial, but the second trial goes poorly with Syed 's lawyer perhaps mishandling the case. Written by Shatterdaymorn See less
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Composer
Mark Henry Phillips
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Status
Edit Released
Updated Dec 4, 2014
Release date
Dec 4, 2014 (United States)
Awards
3 wins & 5 nominations

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22 cast members
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Sarah Koenig's primary photo
Sarah Koenig
Self - Host (voice) Self - Host (voice)   See fewer
This American Life (2007)
William Quarles's primary photo
William Quarles
Self - Judge (voice) (archive footage) Self - Judge (voice) (archive footage)   See fewer
Last Looks (2020)
Shamim Rahman's primary photo
Shamim Rahman
Self - Adnan's Mother (voice) Self - Adnan's Mother (voice)   See fewer
The Case Against Adnan Syed (2019)
Chris Flohr's primary photo
Chris Flohr
Self - Attorney (voice) (archive footage) Self - Attorney (voice) (archive footage)   See fewer
The Case Against Adnan Syed (2019)
Doug Colbert's primary photo
Doug Colbert
Self - Attorney (voice) (archive footage) Self - Attorney (voice) (archive footage)   See fewer
Vicki Wash's primary photo
Vicki Wash
Self - Prosecutor (voice) (archive footage) Self - Prosecutor (voice) (archive footage)   See fewer
David Mitchell's primary photo
David Mitchell
Self - Judge (voice) (archive footage) Self - Judge (voice) (archive footage)   See fewer
William Owens's primary photo
William Owens
Self - Juror (voice) (archive footage) Self - Juror (voice) (archive footage)   See fewer
Stella Armstrong's primary photo
Stella Armstrong
Self - Juror (voice) Self - Juror (voice)   See fewer
Serial (2014)
Adnan Syed's primary photo
Adnan Syed
Self - Convicted of Murder (voice) Self - Convicted of Murder (voice)   See fewer
The Case Against Adnan Syed (2019)
Casey Murphy's primary photo
Casey Murphy
Self - Prosecutor (voice) (archive footage) Self - Prosecutor (voice) (archive footage)   See fewer
Julie Remy's primary photo
Julie Remy
Self - Cristina's Law Clerk (voice) Self - Cristina's Law Clerk (voice)   See fewer
Serial (2014)
Alonzo Sellers's primary photo
Alonzo Sellers
Self - Maintenance Worker (voice) (archive footage) (as Mr. S) Self - Maintenance Worker (voice) (archive footage) (as Mr. S)   See fewer
Cristina Gutierrez's primary photo
Cristina Gutierrez
Self - Defense Attorney (voice) (archive footage) Self - Defense Attorney (voice) (archive footage)   See fewer
The Case Against Adnan Syed (2019)
Jay Wilds's primary photo
Jay Wilds
Self - Adnan's Friend (voice) (archive footage) Self - Adnan's Friend (voice) (archive footage)   See fewer
The Case Against Adnan Syed (2019)
Theodore Wojtas's primary photo
Theodore Wojtas
Self - Juror (voice) Self - Juror (voice)   See fewer
Serial (2014)
Dana Chivvis's primary photo
Dana Chivvis
Self - Producer (voice) Self - Producer (voice)   See fewer
Today (1952)
Kevin Urick's primary photo
Kevin Urick
Self - Prosecutor (voice) (archive footage) Self - Prosecutor (voice) (archive footage)   See fewer
The Case Against Adnan Syed (2019)
Wanda Heard's primary photo
Wanda Heard
Self - Judge (voice) (archive footage) Self - Judge (voice) (archive footage)   See fewer
Betty Stuckey's primary photo
Betty Stuckey
Self - Guidance Counselor (voice) (archive footage) Self - Guidance Counselor (voice) (archive footage)   See fewer
Sue Witman's primary photo
Sue Witman
Self - Cristina's Client (voice) Self - Cristina's Client (voice)   See fewer
Serial (2014)
Ron Witman's primary photo
Ron Witman
Self - Cristina's Client (voice) Self - Cristina's Client (voice)   See fewer
Serial (2014)
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