Breaking: The murder conviction of Adnan Syed, whose case was featured on the hit podcast “Serial,” was vacated by a Baltimore judge. He had been serving a life sentence since 2000.
to vacate Mr. Syed’s conviction, saying a nearly yearlong investigation had revealed new evidence.
Adnan Syed has maintained his innocence, and both the 2014 ‘Serial’ podcast and a later HBO documentary raised questions about his conviction.In their motion last week, prosecutors questioned the integrity of his conviction and said new evidence suggested there are two suspects who may have been involved in the murder, including one who had told someone he would make Ms. Lee disappear. The suspects weren’t properly ruled out during the first investigation, prosecutors said.
“This case has an abundance of issues that gives the state overwhelming cause to question the reliability of the defendant’s conviction,” said Becky Feldman, chief of the Baltimore City State’s Attorney Office’s sentencing review unit, during the hearing Monday.
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