Adnan Syed hired by Georgetown’s prison reform initiative

December 27, 2022 Comments Off on Adnan Syed hired by Georgetown’s prison reform initiative

Adnan Syed, center right, leaves the courthouse after a hearing on Sept. 19, 2022, in Baltimore. Syed, who was released from a Maryland prison this year after his case was the focus of the true-crime podcast “Serial,” has been hired by Georgetown University as a program associate for the university's Prisons and Justice Initiative, the university said. (Jerry Jackson/The Baltimore Sun via AP, File)

Adnan Syed, who was released from a Maryland prison this year after his case was the focus of the true-crime podcast “Serial,” has been hired by Georgetown University.

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Family of Hae Min Lee seeks evidentiary hearing after ‘Serial’ murder conviction vacated

October 28, 2022 Comments Off on Family of Hae Min Lee seeks evidentiary hearing after ‘Serial’ murder conviction vacated

The Lee family challenged Baltimore city prosecutors' handling of the case under Maryland's victims rights laws and asked for a more thorough evidentiary hearing.

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Maryland AG questions integrity of process used to exonerate Adnan Syed

October 25, 2022 1 Comment

Maryland's attorney general attacked the integrity of the process used to exonerate one of Maryland's highest-profile defendants.

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Prosecutors drop charges in ‘Serial’ case, calling Syed ‘wrongfully convicted’

October 11, 2022 Comments Off on Prosecutors drop charges in ‘Serial’ case, calling Syed ‘wrongfully convicted’

The Baltimore State's Attorney's Office dropped charges against Adnan Syed, the man whose conviction in a 1999 murder case became known through the hit podcast "Serial."

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AG joins victim’s family in asking to put Adnan Syed case on hold

October 7, 2022 Comments Off on AG joins victim’s family in asking to put Adnan Syed case on hold

The Maryland Attorney General's Office is asking to pause court proceedings related to Adnan Syed.

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‘Serial’ case: Hae Min Lee’s family wants to redo Adnan Syed hearing

September 29, 2022 Comments Off on ‘Serial’ case: Hae Min Lee’s family wants to redo Adnan Syed hearing

The family of a young woman who was killed in 1999 will appeal a Baltimore judge’s recent decision to overturn the conviction of Adnan Syed.

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Questions swirl after prosecutors’ shift in Adnan Syed murder case

September 20, 2022 Comments Off on Questions swirl after prosecutors’ shift in Adnan Syed murder case

A day after Adnan Syed walked free, questions remained about the evidence that led prosecutors to reverse their support for his conviction in the 1999 murder of his ex-girlfriend Hae Min Lee.

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Judge vacates Syed’s conviction in 1999 murder that was subject of ‘Serial’ podcast

September 19, 2022 Comments Off on Judge vacates Syed’s conviction in 1999 murder that was subject of ‘Serial’ podcast

After spending 23 years in prison for murder, Adnan Syed walked free after a Baltimore judge vacated his conviction in the 1999 slaying of his ex-girlfriend, Hae Min Lee.

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Mosby seeks new trial for ‘Serial’ subject Adnan Syed

September 14, 2022 Comments Off on Mosby seeks new trial for ‘Serial’ subject Adnan Syed

Convicted first-degree murderer Adnan Syed may get the new trial he has sought for 20 years in the strangling death of his ex-girlfriend Hae Min Lee.

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Prosecutors, defense seek new look at evidence in ‘Serial’ case

March 11, 2022 Comments Off on Prosecutors, defense seek new look at evidence in ‘Serial’ case

Baltimore prosecutors and attorneys for a Maryland man whose murder conviction was chronicled in the podcast “Serial” are seeking a new look at the case.