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Adnan Syed's Exoneration Shows How Hard It Is To Free Innocent People

Convincing evidence of his innocence has been available for years. But the criminal legal system prioritizes procedure and bureaucracy over liberty.

Reason

Baltimore prosecutors drop charges against Adnan Syed, as last-ditch DNA tests exclude him

BALTIMORE — Adnan Syed, the man whose legal saga rose to international renown because of the hit podcast “Serial,” is free.

Tribune News Service

US prosecutors drop case against subject of ‘Serial’ podcast

Advocates welcome decision to drop case against Adnan Syed, who was released from a US prison last month.

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Adnan Syed: Prosecutors drop charges against ‘Serial’ podcast subject who spent 22 years in jail

It comes after Syed was released from prison last month after his murder conviction was overturned

Evening Standard

Adnan Syed a free man after murder charges dropped

41-year-old has spent 23 years in jail for killing of former girlfriend Hae Min Lee but conviction was overturned last month

Wales Online

Baltimore prosecutors drop all charges against Adnan Syed of Serial podcast

Syed, 41, who spent more than 20 years in prison, had conviction for 1999 murder of girlfriend overturned in September

The Guardian - US

Baltimore prosecutors drop charges against Adnan Syed

BALTIMORE — Baltimore prosecutors on Tuesday dropped the charges against Adnan Syed, the man whose legal saga rose to international renown because of the hit podcast “Serial.”

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Charges against Adnan Syed, subject of "Serial" podcast, dropped by Baltimore prosecutors

Syed's conviction for the 1999 murder of Hae Min Lee was vacated last month.

Axios

Prosecutors drop charges against Adnan Syed, the subject of 'Serial' podcast

Adnan Syed served 22 years in prison for the murder of his ex-girlfriend, Hae Min Lee. His conviction was overturned last month. Prosecutors have decided not to retry Syed.

WEKU

Serial podcast's Adnan Syed has charges dropped after 23 years behind bars

Prosecutors have confirmed they will not be pursuing charges against Adnan Syed, jailed for 23 years for the murder of ex-girlfriend Hae Min Lee in Baltimore, Maryland. Syed's conviction was overturned last month

Daily Mirror

Serial: How one podcast changed the face of true crime and cast doubt on Adnan Syed’s murder conviction

Clémence Michallon remembers the podcast that transformed a genre as Syed walks free after 23 years behind bars

The Independent UK

Baltimore prosecutors drop charges against Adnan Syed

BALTIMORE — Baltimore prosecutors on Tuesday dropped the charges against Adnan Syed, the man whose legal saga rose to international renown because of the hit podcast “Serial.”

Tribune News Service

Maryland AG joins family's appeal in 'Serial' murder case

The office of Maryland’s attorney general is supporting an appeal by a slain woman’s family after a Baltimore judge overturned a man’s murder conviction in a case chronicled by a groundbreaking podcast

The Independent UK

Family of victim in 'Serial' case asks court to halt case

The family of the victim in the murder case chronicled in the first season of the “Serial” podcast has asked Maryland’s intermediate appellate court to halt Adnan Syed’s court case pending the family’s appeal of a judge’s overturning of Syed’s murder conviction

The Independent UK

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Hae Min Lee’s family asks Maryland appeals court to halt Adnan Syed’s case pending appeal

BALTIMORE — The family of Hae Min Lee is asking the Maryland Court of Special Appeals to halt Adnan Syed’s circuit court case pending the family’s appeal of a Baltimore judge’s overturning of Syed’s murder conviction in Lee’s death.

The Independent UK

Kim Kardashian releases first true crime podcast on Spotify

The reality star has been an advocate for criminal justice reform since 2018

The Independent UK

Hae Min Lee’s family file motion to appeal Serial subject Adnan Syed’s release

Victim’s family said they were not given enough notice to attend the court hearing which culminated in the 41-year-old’s release

The Independent UK

Victim's family to appeal Syed’s release in ‘Serial’ case

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, the man imprisoned for decades for Hae Min Lee’s death

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Family of Hae Min Lee to appeal Baltimore judge’s decision that freed Adnan Syed

BALTIMORE — The family of Hae Min Lee will appeal a Baltimore judge’s decision to overturn Adnan Syed’s 22-year-old murder conviction in Lee’s death, according to court papers filed Wednesday.

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State’s Attorney Mosby says DNA test results will determine whether she drops Adnan Syed’s charges

BALTIMORE — At trial more than two decades ago, DNA analysis didn’t help Baltimore prosecutors convince a jury to find Adnan Syed guilty in the killing of his ex-girlfriend, Hae Min Lee.

The Guardian - UK

A true crime podcast has helped free Adnan Syed but the killer must still be caught

The ex-boyfriend of teenager Hae Min Lee has had his murder conviction quashed, but the nightmare goes on for her family

The Guardian - US

How true crime media has shifted since the phenomenon of Serial

The release of Adnan Syed, the focus of the first season of hit podcast Serial, comes at a time when the genre is focusing less on the individual and more on the system

The Guardian - UK

True crime makes us believe we are certain about people like Adnan Syed. We should be ashamed

His release from prison has not proved his innocence or guilt – but it has highlighted how we are all guilty of pretending we know more than we do, says writer Amelia Tait

Tribune News Service

War of words: Maryland AG and Baltimore state's attorney spar over evidence that led to Adnan Syed’s release

BALTIMORE — Baltimore State’s Attorney Marilyn Mosby accused Maryland Attorney General Brian Frosh of hiding evidence to keep Adnan Syed in prison, as a simmering feud between arguably the state’s two most powerful elected lawyers boiled over Wednesday.

Tribune News Service

Family of Hae Min Lee treated as afterthought in recent court hearing that freed Adnan Syed, attorney says

BALTIMORE — For the past two decades, Young Lee thought justice had been served when his sister’s killer was taken off the streets. He believed Baltimore prosecutors when they repeatedly expressed confidence in the case against Adnan Syed.

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