Judge reopens 'Serial' case; new evidence to be introduced
WASHINGTON (AP) — A Maryland judge has agree to reopen the case of Adnan Syed, whose conviction in the death of his ex-girlfriend became the subject of the popular podcast "Serial." Syed was convicted...
View ArticleSerial's Adnan Syed headed to court after request for hearing granted
Adnan Syed, the convicted murderer whose case gained international attention after the smash hit podcast Serial raised questions about the evidence brought against him, will get a day in court. A...
View ArticleBaltimore judge orders review of phone records in 'Serial' case
(Reuters) - A Baltimore man whose 15-year-old murder conviction was called into question by the popular "Serial" podcast has been granted a hearing to examine cellphone tower records and other...
View Article'Serial’ case reopened by judge, Adnan Syed to introduce new evidence
Adnan Syed, whose murder conviction became the subject of popular long-form radio show “Serial,” will be allowed to introduce new evidence, a Maryland judge ordered Friday. Baltimore City Circuit Court...
View ArticleDid 'Serial' podcast get Adnan Syed a retrial?
A Maryland judge has granted a request to reopen the trial of Adnan Syed, a Baltimore man whose first-degree murder conviction in 2000 became the subject of ‘Serial,’ the most popular podcast in 2014....
View ArticleAdnan Syed, known to millions from 'Serial,' gets a new day in court
Adnan Syed, the convicted murderer whose case gained international attention after questions were raised on the widely downloaded "Serial" podcast, is getting another day in court. A Baltimore circuit...
View ArticleS. African state appeal to push for Pistorius murder conviction
Oscar Pistorius has hunkered down under house arrest, but South African state prosecutors will on Tuesday appeal in court for a murder conviction that would send him back to jail for years. The...
View ArticleS.African state appeal seeks Pistorius murder conviction
South African state prosecutors will on Tuesday argue in court for Oscar Pistorius to be convicted of murder and sent back to jail, two weeks after he was released on house arrest. The disgraced...
View ArticleConvict in 3 sex crimes freed by DNA tied to fugitive rapist
A man imprisoned 16 years for rape and sex assault convictions was exonerated Monday and ordered freed after DNA evidence linked the crimes to a serial rapist on the FBI's most wanted list. Los Angeles...
View ArticleFormer missionary from Edmond, convicted of sex crimes, wants new judge to...
The former Edmond missionary convicted of sex crimes at a Kenya orphanage wants a new federal judge to rule on his requests to acquit him or grant him a new trial. The lead attorney for Matthew Lane...
View ArticleIllinois appeals court upholds wife-killer cop's conviction
By Brendan O'Brien (Reuters) - An Illinois appeals court on Friday upheld the conviction of a former Chicago-area police officer who was found guilty of killing his third wife during their contentious...
View ArticleAppeals court upholds conviction of Borizov for arranging triple murder in...
After a jury found him guilty in 2013 of arranging the murders of his ex-girlfriend’s family, Johnny Borizov was sentenced to three consecutive life terms. On Friday, an appellate court upheld the...
View ArticleMissouri supreme court rules to dismiss death row inmate's murder convictions
Reggie Clemons will be removed from death row, as judges ruled evidence was suppressed in 1991 case though state must now decide whether to retry him...
View ArticleMan in prison for 16 years in ‘teardrop rapist’ case has conviction tossed
A Los Angeles County judge Monday threw out the conviction of a man who has spent 16 years behind bars for three sexual assaults his attorneys say were committed by a serial rapist still on the loose....
View ArticleCourt ruling ups the ante for double murderer facing the death penalty
A midstate man who has been on and off the execution list for the April 1987 murder of a restaurant manager had his odds of returning to death row increased this week by a state court ruling. A state...
View ArticleRabia Chaudry of 'Serial' and 'Undisclosed' to write a book on Adnan Syed --...
It’s been nearly a year since the finale of Serial, the This American Life spin-off podcast that captivated millions, but Adnan Syed’s case is no further from our minds. Now, EW can announce...
View Article'Serial' star Rabia Chaudry to publish book about Adnan Syed
When Rabia Chaudry first contacted NPR's Sarah Koenig, she had no idea what lay in store. It had been over a decade since Chaudry watched Adnan Syed get convicted of the murder of his ex-girlfriend,...
View ArticleAfter the 'Serial' podcast, a book about Adnan Syed by Rabia Chaudry
When the podcast "Serial" became a hit last year, it sparked global interest in the case of Adnan Syed, who was convicted 15 years ago of murdering his ex-girlfriend, Hae Min Lee, in Baltimore. Now...
View ArticleSerial podcast subject Adnan Syed to be profiled in new book
Rabia Chaudry, who initially brought Syed’s case to the attention of Serial’s Sarah Koenig, has written a book about the man convicted of ex-girlfriend’s murder...
View ArticleWill Serial's Adnan Syed ever be exonerated or get a new trial?
Everywhere I go, I’m asked whether I think that Adnan Syed “did it”, whether he received a fair trial and whether he has any chance of getting his conviction and life sentence reversed....
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