Baltimore Prosecutors Move to Vacate Murder Conviction of 'Serial' Podcast Subject Adnan Syed

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vacated on Monday. His case attracted major publicity because of its spotlight on the hit true-crime podcast “Serial.”According to NPR, Phinn’s decision relied on an extensive review of Syed’s case by prosecutors in Maryland, which revealed that authorities knew of at least two alternative suspects to Syed in the murder of his ex-girlfriend Hae Min Lee in 1999.According to The Associated Press, Phinn ruled that the state violated its legal obligation to share exculpatory evidence with Syed’s defense.

HBO Documentary Films is in production on a follow-up episode to the critically acclaimed, four-part docuseries The Case Against Adnan Syed. Directed by Amy Berg, the episode will feature exclusive access to Syed leading up to and following his release from prison earlier this week, after 23 years behind bars. The new episode will debut in 2023.

Ethan Shanfeld After Adnan Syed was released from prison on Sept. 19 after serving 23 years for the murder of Hae Min Lee, HBO Documentary Films announced it is in production on a follow-up episode to its 2019 docuseries “The Case Against Adnan Syed,” set for release in 2023. Directed by Amy Berg, the four-part series followed the killing of 18-year-old Lee and the trial and conviction of Syed, her ex-boyfriend. Berg has been filming the follow-up episode in Maryland since early 2021 and was in the courthouse Monday when a Baltimore judge approved the motion to vacate Syed’s murder conviction. The investigation from “The Case Against Adnan Syed” was referenced as evidence in this week’s hearing.

The Daily Show host Trevor Noah took note of the latest developments in the Serial case – the overturning of the conviction of Adnan Syed – joking about the popularity of podcasts before turning serious about the role of true justice in the justice system.

Adnan Syed‘s criminal case has been an ongoing topic of discussion since the “Serial” podcast generated new interest in his conviction.

https://t.co/0O60tPrtxS“Adnan’s case was a mess — is a mess. That’s pretty much where we were when we stopped reporting in 2014,” Koenig said.

#WeFreedAdnan pic.twitter.com/CAr1DDuzB7"I arise full of joy," Rabia captioned the image. She added the hashtag, "We Freed Adnan."Another of Adnan's attorneys also shared a snap of him enjoying his newfound freedom with his mother, Shamim SyedWelcome home Adnan. pic.twitter.com/x2oG6VKBCI"Welcome home Adnan," attorney Erica J.

In a new 17-minute episode of Serial updating the latest developments in the murder case that rocketed the podcast to international success, host and exec producer Sarah Koenig says she believes “the chances of the state ever trying to prosecutor Adnan [Syed] again are remote at best.”

Ethan Shanfeld Adnan Syed has been released from prison after serving 23 years behind bars for the murder of Hae Min Lee, after a Baltimore judge overturned the case. As his story continues, so does true crime podcast “Serial,” which popularized the case and made Syed a household name in its record-setting first season, which investigated the murder. Returning to the mic on Tuesday morning with “Serial’s” first new episode since 2018 was host Sarah Koenig, who was at the Baltimore City Circuit Court when Syed was released Monday. Prosecutors were given 30 days to decide whether to move for a new trial or drop the case against Syed, who is now 41. Here are the main takeaways from the brand new episode of “Serial”:

The case of Adnan Syed, whom you may know as the subject of podcast Serial‘s 2014 season, has taken a huge turn.

Adnan Syed is a free man!

Adnan Syed, the subject of the hit podcast , has been released from prison after spending 23 years behind bars. On Monday, Baltimore City Circuit Judge Melissa Phinn overturned Syed's conviction «in the interest of justice,» granting him a new trial. Syed’s shackles were removed, and the judge ordered Syed to be released under home detention while the investigation continues into the murder of his ex-girlfriend, Hae Min Lee.Under Maryland state law, prosecutors will now have 30 days to decide whether to drop the charges against Syed or to retry the case.The move came after prosecutors made a request for his release Wednesday, saying that «the state no longer has confidence in the integrity of the conviction.» After a new, almost year-long investigation, prosecutors said they had doubts about the validity of cell phone tower data presented in the trial, and uncovered new information about the possible involvement of two alternate unnamed suspects.Syed was convicted in 2000 of first-degree murder, robbery, kidnapping and imprisonment of Lee, and was sentenced to life in prison plus 30 years.

UPDATE, with video Adnan Syed, whose prosecution in the 1999 killing of his high school girlfriend Hae Min Lee was examined in minute detail in the massively popular 2014 season of the hit podcast Serial, will be released from prison after 23 years, with a Maryland judge today overturning his murder conviction.

Serial, has had his murder conviction overturned.Syed was sentenced to life in prison at the age of 17 in 1999 for the murder of his then-girlfriend Hae Min Lee. The story of Lee’s murder was told in the 2014 podcast Serial.Today (September 19), Judge Melissa M.