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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
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Gloria Oladipo and Erum Salam

Prosecutors move to vacate murder conviction of Serial’s Adnan Syed

Adnan Syed leaves the Baltimore City Circuit Courthouse in Baltimore, Maryland February 5, 2016
In 2000, Adnan Syed was convicted of strangling his then girlfriend Hae Min Lee. Photograph: Carlos Barría/Reuters

Prosecutors have filed a motion to vacate the murder conviction of 42-year-old Adnan Syed, a case that previously gained international attention after it was featured on the podcast Serial.

In a motion filed by the Baltimore state’s attorney Marilyn Mosby, a nearly year-long investigation with Syed’s defense team revealed new information that points to alternative suspects, according to a statement from her office.

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