The victim's family refused to participate or provide anything for Serial to use, so they (respectfully) didn't dig up much else about her. The producers of th

The victim's family refused to participate or provide anything for Serial to use, so they (respectfully) didn't dig up much else about her. The producers of the podcast were very upfront about wanting to give airtime to understanding Lee as a person, but also not feeling like they had her family's blessing or other verifiable information to go on.