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Court orders redo of hearing that freed Adnan Syed from prison in latest twist of case that captivated on 'Serial' podcast
A 2022 court hearing that freed Adnan Syed from prison violated the legal rights of the victim’s family and must be redone, Maryland’s Supreme Court ruled Friday.
Secrets of the citizen sleuths: How wave of real-crime fanatics are causing chaos
Sky-rocketing interest in true crime has created a generation of "citizen sleuths" — but many cause more harm than good.
‘Serial’ update: Md. appeals court refuses to reconsider Adnan Syed’s sentence
Syed, 41, was convicted of the 1999 murder of his ex-girlfriend Hae Min Lee.
Appeals court reinstates Adnan Syed's murder conviction
An appeals court reinstated the conviction against Adnan Syed in the murder of Hai Min Lee because her family wasn't given ample notice to attend his hearing.
'Serial' saga: Hae Min Lee's family demands Adnan Syed's murder conviction be reinstated
Hae Min Lee's family's attorneys want Adnan Syed's conviction reinstated while they await a new hearing on the case profiled on the hit podcast "Serial."
Adnan Syed from 'Serial' podcast lands job with Georgetown University
Adnan Syed, the subject of the hit crime podcast “Serial” whose murder conviction was vacated earlier this year, has been hired by Georgetown University to help assist recently released prisoners...
Judge in Adnan Syed's trial stands by jury's original conviction in 'Serial' case
Wanda Keyes Heard, Baltimore’s circuit court judge before she retired in 2019, firmly stood by the conviction in support of a legal challenge by the family of Hae Min Lee.
Prosecutors drop charges in ‘Serial’ podcast case: attorney
Erica Suter, a lawyer who has represented Adnan Syed in court during his push to be freed, confirmed the news to The Baltimore Sun.
'Serial' case: Victim's family demands to see evidence that let Adnan Syed go free
The family of Hae Min Lee want to see the evidence that led to the release of her ex-boyfriend Adnan Syed from prison in connection to her 1999 murder —...
Hae Min Lee's family to appeal release of 'Serial' podcast subject Adnan Syed
The family of Hae Min Lee – whom Adnan Syed was sent to prison for killing – are appealing Syed's recent release from prison, the family lawyer said.
Springing 'Serial' podcast subject is Marilyn Mosby’s final insult to Baltimore
Marilyn Mosby’s tenure as Baltimore’s chief prosecutor has been an unmitigated disaster for Charm City, highlighted by her persistent refusal to prosecute the guilty. Now, on her way out the...
Murder victim's family feels betrayed by release of 'Serial' subject Adnan Syed: lawyer
The family of Hae Min Lee — the woman who freed prisoner Adnan Syed was convicted of killing — is furious about the way his recent release was handled, according...
'Serial' is back after Adnan Syed's prison release
Adnan Syed was filmed snacking on his first food as a free man after being freed from 23 years in prison -- as "Serial," the record-breaking podcast about his case,...
‘Serial’ case: Adnan Syed to be released, conviction tossed
A Baltimore judge ordered the release of Adnan Syed after overturning Syed’s conviction for the 1999 murder of Hae Min Lee — a case that was chronicled in the hit podcast “Serial.”
'Serial' subject Adnan Syed's murder conviction should be tossed: prosecutors
Baltimore prosecutors asked a judge to toss the murder conviction of Adnan Syed, who was found guilty of killing his ex-girlfriend in 1999, after the popular crime podcast “Serial” raised...
'Serial' subject Adnan Syed won't get a new trial, Supreme Court rules
Adnan Syed, the convicted killer whose story was chronicled in the hit podcast “Serial," won't be getting a new trial, the US Supreme Court ruled on Monday. The justices chose...
'Serial' subject Adnan Syed’s conviction reinstated by court
BALTIMORE — Maryland’s highest court has determined that Adnan Syed is not deserving of a new trial, reversing the opinion of a lower appellate court and reinstating Syed’s conviction in...
Filmmaker hopes Adnan Syed docuseries is 'much closer to the truth'
In 2016, a Baltimore judge vacated Adnan Syed’s life sentence for murder in a case that sparked the 2014 true-crime podcast “Serial,” which generated more than 300 million downloads. Syed’s...
HBO's 'Case Against Adnan Syed' trailer teases new evidence in 'Serial' case
The "Serial" saga continues with HBO's chilling new trailer for "The Case Against Adnan Syed." The four-part docu-series — set to air this spring — promises a "new chapter" in...
Convicted killer profiled in 'Serial' podcast granted new trial
Adnan Syed, the convicted killer whose story became famous in the podcast "Serial," is getting a new trial -- 18 years after he was sentenced to life behind bars for...