Adnan Syed Murder Conviction Overturned, ‘Serial’ to Release New Episode on Case
variety.comTodd Spangler NY Digital Editor A judge has overturned the murder conviction of Adnan Syed — whose case was the focus of the viral “Serial” podcast back in 2014 — and the Baltimore man has been released from prison after serving more than 22 years behind bars.
The ruling Monday by Judge Melissa Phinn of Baltimore City Circuit Court vacated Syed’s murder conviction, after she found that prosecutors failed to turn over evidence that could have helped Syed at trial — specifically, evidence that two other suspects may have been involved in committing the crime. “At this time, we will remove the shackles from Mr.
Syed,” Judge Phinn said after announcing the decision, according to the New York Times. Serial Productions, which is now owned by the New York Times, said in a tweet that Sarah Koenig, who led the original “Serial” podcast investigation, was at the courthouse Monday when Syed was released.
Serial said that a new episode of the podcast will be released Tuesday. The turn of events came after prosecutors last week filed a motion last week to have the court vacate the 2000 murder conviction of Syed, who had been found guilty of the murder of his girlfriend, Hae Min Lee.
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