Sarah Koenig
👤 SpeakerAppearances Over Time
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The most striking letters, to me, were the ones he wrote to her immediately before and after his sentencing.
He didn't end up facing the death penalty, by the way.
The first one, he writes it while he's in what's called the bullpen, waiting to be sentenced.
It's got a cutout from a magazine stapled to it, of an Asian young woman, smiling.
Does it look like her to you?
Quote, you know what's really weird?
I was looking through this Jet magazine.
In case you didn't know, it features African-American issues.
He tells Krista that Hay had been appearing in his dreams, that dreams like this have a certain significance in Islam.
But that anyway, he's looking through this Jet magazine and he does a double take because the girl looks so much like Hay.
Even her watch looks like Hay's watch.
Quote, take a look at it and tell me what you think.
I hope I'm not going crazy, unquote.
He seems relaxed in the letter.
This is a kid who is about to be sentenced to life in prison.
He knows that's what's about to happen.
It's the mandatory sentence for his conviction.