Anyone questioning Jay's new version of events would do well to read both his and KU's interviews again, regardless of what one might think of it personally, the state's position is abundantly clear; the "spine" is consistent.

For example, in The Intercept Jay states that they buried the body at midnight but that they scoped the burial site at 7.

Taking that as the basis then, from the state's perspective, the pings "prove" that Adnan was in the park scoping burial sites at 7, which is nearly as incriminating as the actual burial. And, from Jay's perspective, it throws further doubt on Adnan's alibi. Scoping the site would take less time than the actual burial, Adnan could, theoretically get back to the mosque by 7.30 and, after 16 years, which of his mosque alibi witnesses could believably swear to the exact time they saw Adnan?

Furthermore, it's acknowledged that Adnan was home in bed by midnight, Jay's new story will probably have Adnan sneaking out. Adnan will find it impossible to prove his whereabouts for the hours he was supposed to be in bed. His parents will swear it would have been impossible for him to leave but which of us, as teenagers, didn't sneak out of the house unbeknownst to our parents?

Jay, conceivably, could massage his story even further conceding he scoped the site alone and that Adnan was in the mosque at 7. Adnan will still be unable to prove an alibi for the dark hours of the night given that all teenagers, at one time or another give their parents the slip.

All that matters to the prosecutor is the spine - trunk pop and burial. These convicted Adnan.

Whatever way Jay goes, if it ever comes to a 3rd trial and new evidence isn't uncovered, the prosecutor could legitimately still argue that the spine hasn't changed - trunk pop & burial. The rest of it, will be dismissed as immaterial details which, for whatever reason, were massaged by Jay which is, after all, what KU insisted in his interview.

Also worth remembering that Jay admitted to lying about the details on the stand before, has anything happened to make him think the court will take a dim view of it next time around?

Regardless of one's own opinion, one must concede the state, if KU is to be believed, is convinced it got its man.

So Jay's changing of the details in his retelling of his tale to The Intercept is entirely immaterial.

Of course, whether one believes the spine of his story or not is an entirely different matter...