Jun 30 Adnan Syed of ‘Serial’ will receive a new trial By Corinne Segal Adnan Syed, who was found guilty of murdering his high school girlfriend Hae Min Lee in 1999, will receive a new trial, his legal team announced on Thursday. Continue reading
Jun 08 Watch 8:52 How ‘Serial’ shined a light on our troubled justice system By PBS News Hour It’s a true crime story that captivated a nation more than 15 years after it happened: Adnan Syed is serving a life sentence after being convicted of the 1999 killing of his high school girlfriend, Hae Min Lee, in Baltimore. Continue watching
Jun 08 Revisiting the crime scenes featured in season 1 of ‘Serial’ By Eric Krupke It’s a true crime story that captivated a nation, and even though its final episode aired in December, season one of the podcast “Serial” continues to make news. At the heart of the story is Adnan Syed, convicted in 1999… Continue reading
May 18 Appeals court remands Adnan Syed’s case to Baltimore trial court By Eric Krupke The Maryland Court of Special Appeals today released a ruling in the latest appeal of Adnan Syed, a man currently serving a life sentence for murdering his high school girlfriend, Hae Min Lee, in 1999. Continue reading
Apr 13 Adnan Syed’s case gets another look with launch of new podcast ‘Undisclosed’ By Eric Krupke A new podcast that features the story of Adnan Syed, a man serving a life sentence after being convicted of murdering his high school girlfriend when he was a teenager, kicked off today with a 40-minute episode. “Undisclosed: The State… Continue reading
Apr 07 Adnan Syed’s story continues post-‘Serial’ in new podcast By Eric Krupke For some die-hard fans of "Serial," the hit podcast by Sarah Koenig which told the story of Adnan Syed, the story never ended. But for others, when the podcast ended, the story ended. “They're still intrigued, they still want to… Continue reading
Feb 11 What does latest appeal mean for ‘Serial’s’ Adnan Syed? Three possible outcomes By Ruth Tam, Eric Krupke Will a third attempt to clear his name work for "Serial" protagonist Adnan Syed? To help answer your questions on the case, PBS NewsHour spoke to C. Justin Brown, Syed’s attorney, Rabia Chaudry, lawyer and advocate for Syed, and Andrew… Continue reading
Feb 07 ‘Serial’ subject Adnan Syed granted appeal by Maryland court By Elisabeth Ponsot The Maryland Court of Appeals has ruled that it will hear arguments in defense of Adnan Syed, the subject of the blockbuster true crime podcast "Serial," in June. Continue reading
Jan 21 ‘Serial’ witness Asia McClain claims her testimony was suppressed By Ruth Tam The woman who gave convicted murderer Adnan Syed an alibi says she was encouraged not to participate in his appeal. Continue reading