The Latest Breaking News from Adnan Syed

Adnan Syed: 'Serial' podcast subject's murder conviction reinstated after he's freed

'This is not a podcast for me. This is real life,' Adnan Syed victim's brother told the Appellate Court of Maryland regarding the conviction for the murder of Hae Min Lee in 1999

Daily Mirror · Mar 29, 2023

Murder Conviction Of Serial Podcast Subject Adnan Syed Reinstated After It Was Overturned Last Year

Adnan Syed was handed a life sentence in 2000 for the murder of his former high school girlfriend Hae Min Lee.

Pedestrian.tv · Mar 29, 2023

Court backs victim’s family in Adnan Syed’s case chronicled in ‘Serial’ podcast

An appellate court in Maryland reinstated Adnan Syed’s murder conviction and ordered a new hearing after finding that a lower court failed to give the victim’s family sufficient notice that his conviction was going to be overturned.

Chicago Sun-Times · Mar 29, 2023

Court rules in favor of victim's family in 'Serial' case

A Maryland appellate court has ruled a lower court did not give the family of the murder victim in the case chronicled in the hit podcast “Serial” enough time to attend a court hearing in person that led to the release of Adnan Syed

The Independent UK · Mar 28, 2023

Maryland appellate court reinstates Adnan Syed’s convictions, orders new hearing

BALTIMORE — The Appellate Court of Maryland on Tuesday reinstated the convictions of Adnan Syed, finding that a Baltimore judge violated the rights of the victim’s family to attend a hearing to decide whether to throw out his conviction.

Tribune News Service · Mar 28, 2023

Adnan Syed murder conviction reinstated after appeal from victim’s family

Unclear if 41-year-old will return to prison

The Independent UK · Mar 28, 2023

Judges hear appeal from victim's family in Adnan Syed case

Adnan Syed, whose murder case rose to prominence through the hit podcast “Serial,” appeared in court Thursday in Maryland, where a three-judge panel considered whether the victim’s family experienced improper treatment when a Baltimore court overturned Syed’s conviction last year, allowing his release after more than two decades behind bars

The Independent UK · Feb 2, 2023

Adnan Syed case: Maryland judges question whether Lee family appeal is ‘moot’

BALTIMORE — Lawyers for the state of Maryland, Adnan Syed and Hae Min Lee’s brother argued Thursday morning before the Appellate Court of Maryland about whether that body should reinstate Syed’s 22-year-old murder conviction and order a redo of the September hearing that set him free.

Tribune News Service · Feb 2, 2023

Legal precedent at stake as Maryland court prepares to hear Lee family appeal over Adnan Syed case

BALTIMORE — With the Appellate Court of Maryland set to hear oral arguments Thursday morning in Adnan Syed’s ever-continuing legal journey, observers warn the court’s impending ruling could permanently change how criminal cases move through the court.

Tribune News Service · Feb 1, 2023

Adnan Syed case: Attorneys for Hae Min Lee’s brother escalate allegations ahead of oral arguments in appeal

BALTIMORE — Baltimore prosecutors and a city judge collaborated behind closed doors to “choreograph” the hearing where Adnan Syed’s conviction stemming from the killing of Hae Min Lee was overturned, attorneys representing her brother in an appeal seeking to restore his conviction have alleged.

Tribune News Service · Jan 24, 2023