The True Crime Report

  Disclaimer Hi, I'm Erin, a 17-year-old high school student, passionate about true crime and law! This blog exists to be respectful while exploring true crime cases and social justice issues. Hate speech will not be tolerated. Overview      On February 12, 1999, The Baltimore Sun reported that the body of 18-year-old, Hae Min Lee, was found partially buried in Leakin Park. The autopsy revealed Lee died by a form of manual strangulation. At the time her body was found, Hae Min had been missing for nearly a month. Lee's ex-boyfriend, Adnan Masud Syed, was later arrested and put on trial for homicide, however, this arrest later became controversial after the 2014 Serial  podcast made an episode about this case.     This post was made to highlight the challenges that arose throughout the case including on the reliance of witness testimony and the impact media perception can have on public cases. My goal is not to sensationalize, but to understand. Who Was...

Disclaimer Hi, I'm Erin, a 17-year-old high school student, passionate about true crime and law! This post is written by a student researcher focused on justice and true crime from a Black perspective. This blog exists to be respectful while exploring true crime cases and social justice issues. Hate speech will not be tolerated. Overview     On March 13, 2020, Breonna Taylor, a 26-year-old Black woman and emergency room technician, was shot and killed in her own apartment during a police raid conducted by the Louisville Metro Police Department. This senseless shooting brought her name to the center of global attention and conversation about race, justice, and police accountability.     As a Black student who cares deeply about law, crime, and justice with aspirations to be a lawyer, I chose to write my first post about Breonna Taylor not just because her story matters, but also because it reveals how complex and painful justice can be as a Black woman in America. ...