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Timeline I

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<< Before 1980

October 15, 1980

  • Hae Min Lee born in Seoul, Korea

May 21, 1981

  • Adnan born in Baltimore, MD

Elementary School

  • 1984/1985: Thiru in Third Grade at Edmondson Heights Elementary School

  • August 1986-June 1987: Kindergarten

  • Adnan attends Edmondson Heights Elementary: (Transcripts)

  • Thiru in Fourth Grade at Edmondson Heights Elementary School

  • October 15, 1986: Hae's 6th Birthday (Hae lives in Korea)

  • May 21, 1987: Adnan's 6th Birthday

  • Adnan's Honda car manufactured

  • August 1987-June 1988: 1st Grade

  • Adnan attends Edmondson Heights Elementary: (Transcripts)

  • Thiru in Fifth Grade at Edmondson Heights Elementary School

  • October 15, 1987: Hae's 7th Birthday (Hae lives in Korea)

  • May 21, 1988: Adnan's 7th Birthday

  • C. Justin Brown graduates Gilman High School

  • August 1988-June 1989: 2nd Grade

  • Adnan attends Woodbridge Elementary with Stephanie: (Transcripts)

  • October 15, 1988: Hae's 8th Birthday. (Hae lives in Korea)

  • May 21, 1989: Adnan's 8th Birthday

  • August 1989-June 1990: 3rd Grade

  • Adnan attends Woodbridge Elementary with Stephanie: (Transcripts)

  • October 15, 1989: Hae's 9th Birthday (Hae lives in Korea)

  • May 21, 1990: Adnan's 9th Birthday

  • Adnan draws Larry the Lion. Copied from a Children's Book

  • Adnan & Yusuf

  • August 1990-June 1991: 4th Grade

  • Adnan at Woodbridge Elementary with Stephanie: (Transcripts)

  • October 15, 1990: Hae's 10th Birthday (Hae lives in Korea)

  • May 21, 1991: Adnan's 10th Birthday

  • August 1991-June 1992: 5th Grade

  • August 6, 1991: Hae arrives in the USA from Seoul, Korea

  • Adnan attends Woodbridge Elementary with Stephanie: (Transcripts)

  • Hae attends Arlington Baptist School

  • October 15, 1991: Hae's 11th Birthday

  • May 21, 1992: Adnan's 11th Birthday

  • May 22, 1992: Adnan issued a passport

  • June 1992: C. Justin Brown graduates Cornell University

Middle School

High School

August 1997: Junior Year

March, 1998

April, 1998

  • Lacrosse Tape for TEC

  • Approximate: Hae tapes "Athlete of the Week" segment for The Education Channel. In 1999, Channel 36 was the PBS, public television station. The Education Channel is still run by Baltimore County Public Schools.

  • [Note: This clip is hosted by WMAR/ABC. Baltimore Sun's Athlete of the Week was a program on WBAL/NBC. Neither station produced the clip.]

  • Discussion about the Date this was Taped.

  • Field Trip:

  • Wednesday, April 1: French Class Field Trip to Walter's Art Gallery for the Monet Exhibit.

  • Hae buys a diary/blank book with Monet's Water Lilies on the cover. Similar to this.

  • Field trip group goes to Hard Rock Cafe

  • Hae writes in her diary that she returned to campus to help out with Drama "and all that." Entry.

  • Prom:

  • Monday, April 5: Hae and Adnan have been "dating" for about one month. Hae writes in her journal that Adnan is going too fast for her and that she is looking forward to Junior Prom. Entry.

  • Wednesday, April 7: Hae writes in her journal that her mother and grandmother are trying to keep she and Adnan apart. Entry.

  • Thursday, April 24: After two months of dating, Adnan and Hae have a "huge fight" the day before prom, but clear things up in time.

  • Friday, April 25: Hae and Adnan have been "dating" for about two months.

  • A group of kids gathers to take pictures before prom:

  • Pre-Prom Picture

  • Pre-Prom Picture

  • Junior Prom. Adnan and Stephanie are Prom King and Queen.

  • Adnan and Hae candid shot at Junior Prom

  • Adnan and Hae formal picture at Junior Prom

  • Hae alone in formal prom picture

  • Junior Prom Picture

  • A group of kids goes to Hard Rock Cafe after Junior Prom. Group includes Adnan, Hae, Stephanie, Jay, Debbie.

  • According to Adnan, first kiss was prom night in front of the Cheesecake Factory.

  • On Sunday, April 27, Hae writes in her diary: I swear he’s the sweetest guy. Let me tell you why. He was prom prince and Stephanie was prom princess and traditionally they’re supposed to dance together, to my song, K-Ci & JoJo’s ‘All My Life.’ I tried to act natural and unjealous, but it did kinda bother me. Ten seconds later, guess who danced with me, and not with Stephanie? Adnan! Now how can I not fall in love with this guy? Of course I gave him his first kiss on the lips, then I totally fell in love with him. Since then, I keep on falling deeper and deeper into him. The bad thing is we have to keep things secret, sigh. But it’s okay because love conquers all. Entry.

  • End of April:

  • Wednesday, April 29: After school, Adnan and Hae drop Stephanie off at Garland's so she can get her car from Jay. Hae and Adnan proceed to Burger King to get some food and make out. Hae and Adnan return to campus to hang out with Ja'uan and Ms. Butler. Hae attends Lacrosse practice. This is Hae's last ever Lacrosse practice. Entry.

  • Thursday, April 30: In the final game of the season, Woodlawn Girls Lacrosse beats Dundalk. Hae scored 3 points. This is Hae's last Lacrosse game, ever. She would be dead by next season. Entry.

  • Jay's 16th (last) month at Pet Smart where he worked for $5.50/hour, until he was given a raise to $5.60/hour. Employment ended ue to "Unsafe working conditions."

May, 1998

  • Hae & Adnan:
  • Friday, May 1: Just after 3rd period, Adnan leaves campus to get a single rose to present to Hae in Physics class. The whole physics class stares. Hae is thrilled. Did he walk? Neither he nor Hae had cars. Entry.

[On February 28, 1999, a single rose surrounded by "floral paper" was found in Hae's car, lying on top of the map book she always kept in the driver's side door pocket, and on top of the pin-striped skirt. Adnan's prints were on the floral paper seen in the picture.]

  • Friday, May 1: After an anonymous call, the body of Milford Mills Senior Jada Lambert body is discovered by police officers at Herring Run Park.

  • Saturday, May 2: Adnan picks Hae up after SATs; they go to Debbie's and then on a date.

  • Hae's May 1998 SATs

  • Adnan's May 1998 SATs

  • Monday, May 4: Hae is in trouble at home. Something to do with Adnan. Entry.

  • Thursday, May 7: Hae is being gossiped about at school. Adnan shares an intimate secret with Hae. Entry.

  • Friday, May 8: According to Hae, this is the day that she and Adnan "got carried away."

  • Sunday, May 10: According to Adnan, he and Hae had sex for the first time somewhere between Prom and May 10.

  • Love note from Adnan to Hae

  • Another love note from Adnan to Hae

  • Monday, May 11: Hae writes in her diary: When I look into his eyes, I know that he loves me. I really love him. Hae writes that Adnan's mother is one of the people against us. Entry.

  • Tuesday, May 12: Hae writes that she and Adnan got "carried away on Friday." Entry.

  • Wednesday, May 13: Adnan and Hae are each regularly going to Debbie to vent about problems in the relationship. Debbie suggests to Hae that they take a one week break. Debbie says that during this time Adnan was possessive and didn't want Hae around other guys because it really bothered him.

  • Thursday, May 14: Adnan in DC. Hae, Aisha, Shaun and Debbie go to Baskin Robbins. Hae writes in her diary that she is going to try a one week break with Adnan, per Debbie's suggestion. Also, Adnan is in DC. Entry read by Debbie at trial.

  • Friday, May 15: Hae tells Adnan she wants to take a week long break.

  • Saturday, May 16: At 1:AM: Hae writes in her diary that she and Adnan are on a break but that she loves him very much. Entry read by Debbie at trial. ... After sleeping on it, Hae pages Adan like crazy to say that she does not want the break. She is at a neighbor's house and Adnan's pager doesn't show the last digit. Adnan doesn't recognize the number, and because he can't see the last digit, he is unable to call Hae back. Later, Hae wrote that although things aren't peachy creamy, Adnan is SO HAPPY as he did not want the break.

  • Monday, May 18: 2:30AM: Hae writes in her diary that she has called off the one week break. Entry.

  • May, Approximate: Hae performs in the WHS Spring Musical (Adnan brings Saad to the Spring Musical to meet Hae)

  • Thursday, May 21: Adnan's 17th birthday. Hae gives Adnan Scooby Doo Boxers for his birthday. According to Adnan, Hae and Adan had sex on his 17th birthday. Hae bought whip cream and strawberries, and -- according to Adnan -- it was "extremely messy." Adnan will turn 18 in prison, a year later. Entry.

  • Wednesday, May 27: Adnan bakes brownies for Hae and gives them to her, with half a dozen roses, and a note, in which he writes: I love you soooo much. Brownie Note. That night, Hae attends the Greater Baltimore Chapter of US Lacrosse Awards Ceremony. Entry

  • Approximate: Hae writes about someone who hooked up, one time. Diary Fragment.

  • Thursday, May 28: According to Bettye Stuckey, Adnan took part in the 1998, Solar Bike Race USA competition in Topeka, Kansas. It's not known if Adnan traveled to Topeka, KS or just worked on the project in class.

  • Sunday, May 31: According to Bettye Stuckey, this is the date of the Solar Bike Race competition. Woodlawn came in sixth.

  • May-June, 1998: Jay is not working part time. He may have been allowed to take the last two months of his senior year off.

June, 1998

  • Bilal: Tuesday, June 2, Bilal's cell phone deactivated and activated same day (bill past due?)

  • Jay's graduation day. June, 1998 is the second of two months wherein Jay is not working. He may have been allowed to take the last two months of his senior year off. Approximate count: 285 Non-magnets graduate and 100 Magnets graduate.

  • Hae & Adnan:

  • Friday, June 5: Last day of Junior Year at WHS

  • Hae Report Card and Attendance

  • Adnan Report Card

  • Hae's Physics teacher is given WHS's "Unsung Hero Award," and suspended the same day following his arrest for violating probation.

  • Wednesday, June 10: Hae and Adnan visit Inner Harbour Aquarium (now called National Aquarium.) Saw the Dolphin Show.

  • Thursday, June 11: Hae cancels plans with Adnan because she thinks it will look bad to her mom to go on a date with Adnan two days in a row. But it looks like Adnan brought Hae an ice cream sandwich, they had sex, and Aisha and Tori called at a bad time.

  • Friday, June 12, 1998: Adnan and Hae hang out. Entry.

  • Monday, June 15: Adnan and Hae get into a fight because he didn't get any of her pages. They make up and Adnan came over the night. They stayed up until 2:30 am. Entry.

  • Tuesday, June 16, 2:30AM: Adnan leaves Hae's.

  • Thursday, June 18: Adnan comes to see Hae at her house, in the evening. They hang out in her grandfather's car.

  • Friday, June 19, 2:45AM: Adnan leaves Hae's.

  • Friday, June 19, 11:40AM: Hae writes in her diary that she and Adnan are going on a picnic at 2:30pm.

  • Friday, June 19, 2:30PM: Adnan and Hae go on a picnic.

  • Saturday, June 20: 12:30AM. Hae writes in her diary that she had fun the picnic but is about to get "locked away for a week." Later that same night, she writes that she is angry that Adnan can't come over, that he called her house and she is going to get in trouble. Hae considers breaking up with Adnan. Entry.

  • Sunday, June 21-Friday, June 26: Hae away for a week?

  • Thursday, June 25: Hae is bummed that Adnan smoked pot. But she understands that the death of two friends "got to him." Entry.

  • Saturday, June 27: Hae writes in her diary that one should never make love to a guy who is depressed, and that Adnan's friend lost an eye and his having his legs amputated. Entry.

  • Sunday, June 28: Hae and Adnan talk all night, from 12:30am to 6:30am. Adnan says Hae can't give Adnan as much love as he gives her because she has been in love before. That day, Adnan hangs out with friends and Hae watches movies with Aisha. That night, Adnan and Hae resume their argument and Adnan says, "You said that I can't satisfy you physically, well you can't satisfy me emotionally." Hae is bummed because she thinks she is nothing without Adnan. Entry.

  • Mr. S: After five years as a contractual employee at Coppin College, Mr. S gets a $600.00/per year raise.

July, 1998

  • Hae and Adnan:

  • WHS Principal, Dr. James Wilson, leaves WHS. Assistant Principal Lynette Woodley becomes Principal.

  • Yaser first meets Hae (with Adnan) at a Chinese Restaurant near Security Square Mall.

  • Before working for as an EMT, Adnan's job was to hand out flyers for Pizza Boli

  • Wednesday, July 1: Hae and Adnan have a good day. Hae went to driver's ed with Adnan. Hae has high hopes and dreams for a senior year with Adnan, including the field hockey, football, first day of school, senior prom, graduation, and seeing each other every weekend when they go to college. Entry.

  • Saturday, July 4: Hae and Adnan get in a fight because she doesn't return his pages soon enough. Adnan leaves Hae a message telling her she is horrible, and he hates her. Hae and Adnan make up and go see fireworks. Adnan drops Hae off at Aisha's for a sleepover. Adnan returns to Aisha's late, with carrot cake. Entry

  • Thursday, July 16:

  • Noon: Adnan departs for Dallas, TX with his father.

  • Hae writes in her diary about something that happened on July 4: Adnan dropped by Isha’s late. With carrot cake!) Entry.

  • Friday, July 17:

  • Adnan is at an Islamic conference in Dallas, Texas, with his Dad.

  • 1PM: Adnan calls Hae from Texas, using a calling card.

  • 8:30PM: Adnan calls Hae from Texas, using a calling card

  • Hae writes in her diary: I keep crying over the phone because I miss him so much. He told me that his religion means life to him. He tried to remain a faithful Muslim all his life but he fell in love with me which is a great sin. But he told me there is no way he’ll ever leave me because he can't imagine a life with me. Then he said that one day he’ll have to choose between me and his religion. I love him so much and when it comes to choosing, I’m gonna let him go his way. I hate the fact that I’m the cause of his sin. He said that I shouldn’t feel like I’m pulling him away from his religion but hello! That’s exactly what I’m doing. Entry.

  • Hae and Adnan pose for a photo

  • Also in July:

  • Yaser gets a cell phone.

  • Jay works the month of July, 1998 as a crew member for the Maryland Conservation Corp. Pay is $5.15/hour. According to Stephanie, this job consisted of "tire removal" in Patapsco State Park.

  • Tuesday, July 14: Bilal's cell phone deactivated and activated same day (bill past due?)

  • Mr. S receives a $300 per year cost of living raise. His contract is renewed for another year.

August, 1998

  • Jay/Jen:

  • Jay works all of August, 1998 as a crew member for the Maryland Conservation Corp for $5.15/hour

  • Monday, August 24: Although she is currently working part-time at Garland's, Jen applies for a job at Heartlands as a Pool Operator/Life Guard. Jen intended to work two jobs, while attending UMBC.

  • Adnan:

  • Adnan completes May Medical Transport EMT Training Program. May Medical Transport transitioned out of business, and in September, Adnan was hired by Rural Mobile Medial Transport.

  • Wednesday, August 12: Adnan gets physical for Boy's Indoor Track. (Did Adnan play football this year? There is nothing in the files about Adnan playing football in the Fall of 1998. And Hae wrote in her diary that she saw Adnan at soccer practice on August 25, 1998.)

  • Per Becky: Hae and Adnan were always doing nice things for each other. But Hae didn't always want Adnan around and wanted alone time. Becky also said that Hae would tease Adnan about her ease in finding other guys.

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