He realizes this is a potential problem for him, and so weeks later has Jay talk to Nisha from his cell phone to corroborate that Jay and Nisha once spoke from Adnan's cell phone. Redditor miketetzu shares a theory in which Adnan accidentally called Nisha after the murder: one is that the call was an accident by Adnan around the time of the murder. Theory #5: Adnan Called Nisha And Tried To Cover It Up That way, it would look like Adnan was with him. Stone's theory: After Jay committed the murder, he intentionally called someone from Adnan's phone that Jay was not friends with.

Theory #4: Jay Called NishaĪbbey Stone at MentalFloss thinks there's a chance The Nisha Call might've been Jay's move. Adnan would've been billed for the two minutes the phone rang. Theory #3: The Phone Rang For Two MinutesĬhaudry's third possible explanation: Perhaps whoever had Adnan's phone butt-dialed Nisha, let the landline ring for two minutes, and hung up before anyone answered. Theory #2: Someone Answered The PhoneĬhaudry also presents a scenario in which someone actually answered Nisha's phone, realized it was a pocket-dial, and listened in silence for two minutes with the intent to try to hear what was happening on the other line. Whoever had Adnan's phone could've pocket-dialed Nisha and left a two-minute voicemail. Non-machine voicemail was a newer technology in '99, so there's a chance she didn't realize her phone was equipped with a voicemail inbox. Rabia Chaudry (aka the lawyer who first reached out to Sarah Koenig about the case) considers the possibility Nisha's phone actually did have voicemail, but Nisha didn't know it.

Here are some of the theories: Theory #1: Nisha Didn't Realize She Had Voicemail

(I'm more of a visual person, I guess?) In addition to that detailed infographic, I also happened upon, for better or for worse, several theories about/potential explanations for The Nisha Call. So, I looked for a timeline of the events online. I'll admit, when Koenig brought up The Nisha Call, I had trouble following. However, Jay didn't start that job until a few weeks after the murder. Nisha said she did not have voicemail and she recalled speaking to Adnan and Jay via telephone while Adnan was hanging out at the video store where Jay worked.

Jay, who did not know Nisha, said he was with Adnan when Adnan called Nisha. Adnan said Jay had Adnan’s car and phone at the time, and Adnan guessed Jay accidentally pocket-dialed Nisha and left her a voicemail. In episode 6 of true crime podcast Serial, Sarah Koenig breaks down The Nisha Call, or what our intrepid narrator refers to as “the smoking gun.” According call logs, someone phoned a girl named Nisha from Adnan Syed’s cell about an hour after Hae Lee was murdered, and the call lasted for two minutes.

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