World & Nation
Maryland’s Supreme Court leaves Adnan Syed’s murder conviction reinstated in the ‘Serial’ case, and ruled a hearing that freed him must be redone.
Aug. 30, 2024
In a case chronicled in the hit podcast ‘Serial,’ a Maryland court reinstates Adnan Syed’s murder conviction and orders a new hearing.
March 28, 2023
The creator of a true-crime podcast that helped free a Maryland man imprisoned for a murder conviction said that she feels a mix of emotions over how long it took authorities to act on evidence that’s long been available.
Sept. 20, 2022
A Baltimore judge ordered the release of Adnan Syed after overturning Syed’s conviction for a 1999 murder that was chronicled in the hit podcast ‘Serial.’
Sept. 19, 2022
Prosecutors have dropped charges against Adnan Syed in the 1999 death of Hae Min Lee, the case chronicled in the hit podcast ‘Serial,’ a lawyer says.
Oct. 11, 2022
Politics
The Supreme Court rejects an appeal from Adnan Syed, a Maryland man who appealed for a new trial based on information uncovered by the hit podcast ‘Serial.’
Nov. 25, 2019
Feb. 3, 2016
University of Maryland Law School professor Doug Colbert talks about alibi witness Asia McClain testimony in the retrial hearing of Adnan Syed of “Serial.”
Feb. 4, 2016
Judge Martin Welch vacated the murder conviction of Adnan Syed and granted his request for a new trial.
June 30, 2016
Television
“Serial,” the addictive real-life murder-mystery podcast, was already riding its wave as a pop cultural phenomenon by the time Oscar-nominated filmmaker Amy Berg hopped on the bandwagon.
March 9, 2019