Adnan Syed, Subject of ‘Serial’ Podcast, Granted New Trial

Adnan Syed was convicted of murdering his former girlfriend, Hae Min Lee, in 2000.

Adnan Syed's mugshot from 1999 (Serial)
Adnan Syed's mugshot from 1999 (Serial)

CBS Baltimore is reporting that the Maryland Court of Special Appeals has granted Adnan Syed a new trial after his case was featured on the popular true-crime podcast, “Serial,” and became a subject of national attention.

Millions of listeners tuned in to hear the decade-old story and began to question whether or not Syed was guilty, an accomplice, or whether or not he was given a fair trial when he was convicted in 2000 of killing his ex-girlfriend and burying her in a shallow grave.

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