Adnan Syed spent 23 years in prison before Baltimore prosecutors asked the courts to throw out his murder conviction and set him free. His case captured interest around the world in the groundbreaking podcast “Serial.” But Syed’s release wasn’t the end. Officials continue to argue and litigate whether his release was proper.
Major updates:
- Hae Min Lee’s family again asks appeals court for redo of Adnan Syed hearing.
- A decades-old note helped Adnan Syed get out of prison. The author says it was misinterpreted.
- What is touch DNA and how did it play a role in the case of Adnan Syed of ‘Serial’?
- Timeline of events in the case of Adnan Syed
- Baltimore State’s Attorney’s Office abruptly drops case against Adnan Syed of ‘Serial,’ citing DNA of others on victim’s shoes
- ‘Remove the shackles from Mr. Syed, please’: Adnan Syed walks free after Baltimore judge throws out his murder conviction
- With evidence of new suspects, Baltimore prosecutors seek to throw out murder conviction of ‘Serial’ podcast subject Adnan Syed
Court allows appeal to continue challenging procedure around the release of Adnan Syed of ‘Serial’ podcast
The Maryland Court of Special Appeals is allowing an appeal from the family of Hae Min Lee to proceed on grounds they did not receive sufficient notice before prosecutors dismissed the murder case against Adnan Syed of the hit podcast “Serial.”
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Hae Min Lee’s family again asks appeals court for redo of Adnan Syed hearing
The family of Hae Min Lee on Wednesday again asked the Maryland Court of Special Appeals to order a redo of the hearing where a judge threw out Adnan Syed’s murder conviction, citing reporting from The Baltimore Banner about a dispute over a key piece of evidence.
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A decades-old note helped Adnan Syed get out of prison. The author says it was misinterpreted.
Some two decades ago, a Baltimore trial prosecutor conducted an interview about the murder of a high school girl and scribbled some notes on a yellow legal pad.
Today, that hurried handwriting has come to the center of debate over the decision to release from prison Adnan Syed of the hit podcast “Serial.”
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Attorney for Adnan Syed: Disregard ‘highly inappropriate’ affidavit from retired Baltimore chief judge
The attorney for Adnan Syed is asking the Maryland Court of Special Appeals to disregard an affidavit from the judge who presided over his second trial in support of an appeal in the case, calling it “nothing more than a highly inappropriate attempt by a former judicial officer” to condemn him.
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Retired Baltimore chief judge submits affidavit supporting appeal in Adnan Syed case
For six weeks, retired Baltimore Circuit Judge Wanda Keyes Heard wrote in an affidavit filed late Thursday night, she presided over the second trial of Adnan Syed, whose case later received worldwide attention with the release of the podcast “Serial.”
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Maryland Office of Attorney General questions ‘integrity of the process’ that freed Adnan Syed of ‘Serial’ fame
The Maryland Office of the Attorney General on Tuesday criticized the Baltimore State’s Attorney’s Office for how it has treated the family of Hae Min Lee and questioned the integrity of the process that resulted in the freedom of Adnan Syed.
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What is touch DNA and how did it play a role in the case of Adnan Syed of ‘Serial’?
In announcing the decision this week to drop all the charges against Adnan Syed, Baltimore State’s Attorney Marilyn Mosby brought up the results of touch DNA testing on a skirt, pantyhose, jacket and pair of shoes.
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Court gives family of Hae Min Lee chance to argue why their appeal should not be dismissed in case of Adnan Syed
Attorneys for the family of Hae Min Lee have 15 days to argue why the courts should not dismiss their appeal of the order last month that released Adnan Syed from prison.
The Maryland Court of Special Appeals on Wednesday directed the Lee family attorneys to explain why the court should still consider their appeal. Baltimore State’s Attorney Marilyn Mosby called their appeal “moot” Tuesday after her office dismissed the murder charges against Syed. His case was examined in the hit podcast “Serial” and captured attention around the world.
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Timeline of events in the case of Adnan Syed
The following is a timeline of events in the case of Adnan Syed, whose conviction received international attention with the release of the hit podcast “Serial.” The Baltimore State’s Attorney’s Office on Tuesday dropped the charges against him after receiving the results of DNA testing.
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Baltimore State’s Attorney’s Office abruptly drops case against Adnan Syed of ‘Serial,’ citing DNA of others on victim’s shoes
With an unannounced, one-minute hearing Tuesday, Baltimore prosecutors abruptly dropped murder charges against Adnan Syed, the man whose case captured worldwide attention with the hit podcast “Serial.”
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Hae Min Lee’s brother to appeal judge’s decision to free Adnan Syed of ‘Serial’ podcast
The brother of Hae Min Lee submitted notice to the Maryland courts that he intends to appeal the decision last week to overturn the murder conviction of Adnan Syed, the subject of the hit podcast “Serial.”
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‘This was a preordained event’: Family of Hae Min Lee distraught over hearing to throw out conviction of Adnan Syed, attorney says
Young Lee delivered an emotional statement to a packed courtroom in Baltimore on Monday, describing how he has experienced a “never-ending nightmare” since the murder of his sister, Hae Min Lee, more than 20 years ago.
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‘He helped me grow’: Men who served time with Adnan Syed celebrate his release from prison
Just three months out from his release following a 30-year prison sentence, Willie Hamilton stood outside the Baltimore courthouse on Monday afternoon.
Word had spread that his longtime friend, Adnan Syed, was about to be released. Hamilton wanted a front-row seat.
Syed, whose case is chronicled in the popular “Serial” podcast and the HBO documentary, “The Case Against Adnan Syed,” has evolved into a household name among followers of the true crime genre. Fans from near and far crowded the courthouse Monday in anticipation of his walking free after more than two decades.
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‘Remove the shackles from Mr. Syed, please’: Adnan Syed walks free after Baltimore judge throws out his murder conviction
When the decision came, Adnan Syed bowed his head. There were gasps and cries in the Baltimore courtroom.
“At this time, we will remove the shackles from Mr. Syed, please,” the judge ordered.
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How a public defender-turned-prosecutor helped free Adnan Syed
When Becky Feldman filed a petition last week to vacate the conviction of Adnan Syed, it set off a frenzy: For the past eight years, his murder conviction had been one of the most closely watched in the country, pored over in court challenges, podcasts and an HBO documentary.
Two days later, Feldman was spending Friday afternoon at a similar hearing without any fanfare, setting free a man who had served almost 30 years for a murder in Sandtown-Winchester that took place when he was 15 years old.
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Adnan Syed: What you need to know about Monday’s hearing to overturn his conviction
Adnan Syed, whose conviction and life sentence in the 1999 killing of Hae Min Lee was chronicled on the popular podcast “Serial,” could be released from prison as soon as Monday afternoon.
Baltimore Circuit Judge Melissa Phinn has scheduled a hearing for 2 p.m. Monday to decide whether to grant a motion from prosecutors to vacate his conviction and release him on his own recognizance while authorities continue to investigate two other suspects.
The “Serial” podcast became an international phenomenon and numerous other true crime examinations of the case against Syed followed. The HBO documentary series “The Case Against Adnan Syed” and the podcast “Undisclosed” have explored whether Syed killed Lee, his ex-girlfriend and classmate at Woodlawn High School. That’s in addition to the book “Adnan’s Story: The Search for Truth and Justice After Serial.”
Here’s what you need to know to get caught up.
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Adnan Syed hearing set for Monday on joint request to set ‘Serial’ podcast subject free
A Baltimore judge has scheduled a hearing for 2 p.m. Monday to consider the joint request from prosecutors and defense attorneys to set free Adnan Syed, whose murder case received international attention with the hit podcast “Serial.”
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As court considers freeing Adnan Syed, Baltimore Police to reinvestigate Hae Min Lee’s killing
At the request of prosecutors, Baltimore police will assign a detective to reinvestigate the murder of Woodlawn High School student Hae Min Lee, whose killing two decades ago was examined in the hit podcast “Serial” and a popular HBO documentary.
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With evidence of new suspects, Baltimore prosecutors seek to throw out murder conviction of ‘Serial’ podcast subject Adnan Syed
Citing new evidence of alternative suspects, Baltimore prosecutors are asking a judge to throw out the murder conviction of Adnan Syed, who is serving a life sentence in the killing of his ex-girlfriend and classmate at Woodlawn High School in a case that received international attention in hit podcasts and documentaries.
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