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State’s Attorney Mosby says DNA test results will determine whether she drops Adnan Syed’s charges

BALTIMORE — At trial more than two decades ago, DNA analysis didn’t help Baltimore prosecutors convince a jury to find Adnan Syed guilty in the killing of his ex-girlfriend, Hae Min Lee.

Tribune News Service

Report: Black Americans more likely to be wrongfully convicted

Racial disparities in convictions and exonerations continue despite the recent fanfare surrounding Adnan Syed's release from prison.

Axios

The week in audio: Can I Tell You A Secret?; Serial; Heavyweight – review

A subtle new Guardian podcast unravels the devastation caused by an online stalker. And a special episode of Serial marks Adnan Syed’s release

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A true crime podcast has helped free Adnan Syed but the killer must still be caught

The ex-boyfriend of teenager Hae Min Lee has had his murder conviction quashed, but the nightmare goes on for her family

The Guardian - UK

How true crime media has shifted since the phenomenon of Serial

The release of Adnan Syed, the focus of the first season of hit podcast Serial, comes at a time when the genre is focusing less on the individual and more on the system

The Guardian - US

Adnan Syed case: DNA results loom as state faces deadline to retry Serial podcast subject for murder

Follow updates on the case of Serial podcast subject Adnan Syed

The Independent UK

True crime makes us believe we are certain about people like Adnan Syed. We should be ashamed

His release from prison has not proved his innocence or guilt – but it has highlighted how we are all guilty of pretending we know more than we do, says writer Amelia Tait

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In US, podcasts can sometimes shape course of justice

Washington (AFP) - The release this week of one of the main characters on the hit podcast "Serial" has reignited the debate over Americans' "obsession" with true crime series and their effect on the US penal system.

AFP

War of words: Maryland AG and Baltimore state's attorney spar over evidence that led to Adnan Syed’s release

BALTIMORE — Baltimore State’s Attorney Marilyn Mosby accused Maryland Attorney General Brian Frosh of hiding evidence to keep Adnan Syed in prison, as a simmering feud between arguably the state’s two most powerful elected lawyers boiled over Wednesday.

Tribune News Service

Family of Hae Min Lee treated as afterthought in recent court hearing that freed Adnan Syed, attorney says

BALTIMORE — For the past two decades, Young Lee thought justice had been served when his sister’s killer was taken off the streets. He believed Baltimore prosecutors when they repeatedly expressed confidence in the case against Adnan Syed.

Tribune News Service

Serial: how a podcast helped Adnan Syed become a free man

After spending more than two decades in prison, Syed was released in a case that became internationally known through a podcast creating a new genre

The Guardian - US

Trevor Noah on Adnan Syed: ‘Podcasts need to become part of the justice system’

Late-night hosts discuss the release of Serial subject after 22 years in prison, Biden declaring the end of the pandemic and Trump’s feud with DeSantis

The Guardian - US

Adnan Syed family friend jokes he’s not looking to ‘hook up’ with ‘thirsty’ ladies after conviction overturned

‘Adnan is not looking to hook up or meet any of the very thirsty, er I mean interested, ladies reaching out,’ tweeted attorney and family friend Rabia Chaudry

The Independent UK

Serial host Sarah Koenig says vacation of Adnan Syed’s conviction is ‘deja vu’ for defence

‘I felt almost disoriented for about a day. Like the city prosecutor’s office suddenly pulled off a rubber mask and underneath was a scowling defense attorney,’ says the podcast host

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Daily Mirror

Serial's Adnan Syed's freeing over new evidence - DNA, mobile data & handwritten notes

Adnan Syed has been freed from jail after 23 years over the murder of Hae Min Lee. Doubts over his criminal case sparked the hit podcast series Serial, which examined what happened to the 18-year-old student after new evidence was brought to light

The Guardian - UK

First Thing: Putin threatens nuclear retaliation in escalation of Ukraine war

Russian president announces partial mobilisation and makes threats on west, saying ‘we will use all the means at our disposal’. Plus, the Hollywood sign gets a facelift

WEKU

Adnan Syed's case is unique. Withholding of potentially exculpatory evidence is not

Roughly 2,500 people were exonerated in the United States between 1989 and 2019. In roughly half of all cases, the withholding of key evidence was the reason why.

The Independent UK

Adnan Syed case - live: DNA results loom as state faces deadline to retry Serial podcast subject for murder

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'Serial' podcast's Adnan Syed has murder conviction vacated. How common are wrongful convictions?

In 2000, 18-year-old Baltimore man Adnan Syed was convicted of murdering his ex-girlfriend, Hae Min Lee, in 1999. Syed was sentenced to life in prison and served close to 23 years in prison for the crime.

The Guardian - US

From Serial to In the Dark: the true crime podcasts that changed their subjects’ lives

Adnan Syed was freed after being the focus of Sarah Koenig’s series. Interest in the genre surged in its wake

WEKU

How the investigation of Adnan Syed became a podcast phenomenon

With more than 300 million downloads and multiple awards, Serial's investigation into Adnan Syed's case paved the way for a veritable cottage industry of true crime podcasts.

The Independent UK

Adnan Syed: What happens next for the Serial podcast subject and the murder case of Hae Min Lee?

Prominent attorney Duncan Levin tellsThe Independent he thinks this marks the ‘end of the road’ for Adnan Syed’s two-decade long legal battle

Tribune News Service

New ‘Serial’ episode on Adnan Syed case drops; victim’s family, advocates respond to his release from prison

BALTIMORE — A day after a Baltimore City judge overturned Adnan Syed’s murder conviction, a new episode of the hit podcast “Serial” that first made his decades-old case famous details the decision to free him.

The Guardian - US

Adnan Syed murder conviction had ‘systemic problems’, Serial host Sarah Koenig says

Hae Min Lee’s family, however, are ‘deeply disappointed’ at how quickly developments have progressed

Evening Standard

Man freed after murder conviction featured in Serial podcast thrown out

A US judge has ordered the release of a man convicted in 2000 in a murder case that was chronicled in the hit podcast Serial. At the behest of prosecutors in Baltimore, Circuit Court Judge Melissa Phinn ordered that Adnan Syed’s conviction for the 1999 murder of Hae Min Lee…

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