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US judge frees Adnan Syed after more than 20 years in jail

Adnan Syed outside the Baltimore City Circuit Courthouse in Maryland, September 19 [Jonathan Ernst/Reuters]

A Maryland judge has vacated the 2000 murder conviction of Adnan Syed after prosecutors said there were two other possible suspects in the killing of his former girlfriend who were never disclosed to the defence at trial.

The case gained national attention when the podcast “Serial” raised doubts about his guilt.

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