Adnan Syed
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Adnan Syed must face redo of hearing that freed him from prison: courtThe 'Serial' podcast subject has been free since October 2022 and still faces a murder conviction, but the Maryland Supreme Court's ruling did not order any changes to his release.CrimeAug 30, 2024
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‘Serial’ subject Adnan Syed’s murder conviction reinstated by courtA new hearing will be held after the Maryland appeals court ruled the family of Hae Min Lee was not given enough time to attend the hearing last year that led to Syed's release.U.S. NewsMar 28, 2023
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Prosecutors drop murder charges against Adnan Syed in ‘Serial’ caseAdnan Syed served more than 20 years in prison for the strangling of Hae Min Lee, who was 18 at the time. In 1999, her body was found buried in a Baltimore park.TrendingOct 11, 2022
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‘Serial’ subject Adnan Syed freed from prison after judge tosses murder convictionThe judge ordered that Syed's conviction be vacated and approved the release of the now-41-year-old who has spent more than two decades behind bars.WorldSep 19, 2022
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Prosecutors seek new trial for Adnan Syed, subject of ‘Serial’ podcastBaltimore's state's attorney filed a motion seeking to vacate Syed's conviction in the murder of his girlfriend Hae Min Lee, saying an investigation has uncovered new evidence.WorldSep 14, 2022
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U.S. Supreme Court rejects bid for new trial in ‘Serial’ podcast murder caseThere were no eyewitnesses to the murder but one witness said he helped Syed bury the body. A jury in Baltimore convicted Syed of first-degree murder and other charges in 2000.WorldNov 25, 2019
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Adnan Syed, who was featured on ‘Serial’ podcast, denied new trialIn a 4-3 opinion, the Court of Appeals agreed with a lower court that Adnan Syed’s legal counsel was deficient in failing to investigate an alibi witness, but it disagreed that the deficiency prejudiced the case.CrimeMar 8, 2019
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‘Serial’ podcast subject Adnan Syed’s new trial upheld by appeals courtAdnan Syed was convicted in 2000 of killing his girlfriend. Syed's story was widely publicized in the 2014 "Serial" podcast, which cast doubt on his guilt.WorldMar 29, 2018
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Maryland attempts to halt retrial for Adnan Syed from ‘Serial’ podcastMaryland's Attorney General says he is appealing a judge's order for a new trial to a man convicted of murder in a case that was featured in the "Serial" podcast.CrimeAug 1, 2016
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Adnan Syed, man at centre of ‘Serial’ podcast, granted a new trialAfter spending 16 years in prison for the killing of his former high school girlfriend, a man at the centre of popular podcast "Serial" has a chance at freedom.CrimeJun 30, 2016
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