Uncovered AT&T Document Could Overturn Adnan Syed’s Conviction, Says Defense...
Yet another twist has emerged in the case of Adnan Syed, the subject of the popular "Serial" podcast who is serving a life sentence for murder. Syed's attorney, C. Justin Brown, says he’s uncovered...
View Article'Serial' star Syed adds to momentum for new trial
The case for Adnan Syed's bid for a new trial gained more momentum Monday as a state appeals court ruled an alibi witness should testify on the "Serial" podcast subject's behalf. The Maryland Court of...
View ArticleAdnan Syed, convicted killer in 'Serial,' gets big break in quest for new trial
(CNN)Adnan Syed, the convicted murderer at the heart of the hugely popular podcast "Serial," caught a big break in his fight for a new trial. The Maryland Court of Special Appeals on Monday agreed to...
View ArticleSerial podcast: Adnan Syed, who claims to be innocent, granted appeal for...
An incarcerated man who claims innocence over the murder of his ex-girlfriend, as chronicled in the highly-acclaimed Serial podcast, has been granted an appeal for his conviction. Now aged 34, Adnan...
View ArticleCourt rules witness to testify in 'Serial' podcast star Adnan Syed's bid for...
Adnan Syed was convicted of the 1999 murder of ex-girlfriend Hae Min Lee. His story is featured in the podcast 'Serial' by the creators of This American Life. Photo: serialpodcast.org Baltimore: Adnan...
View ArticleAdnan Syed asks court to reopen hearings
The attorney for Adnan Syed, the subject of the "Serial" podcast, filed a petition on Tuesday requesting Baltimore Circuit Court to reopen post-conviction proceedings so an alibi witness can testify on...
View ArticleSerial: Convicted murderer Adnan Syed gets hope from mobile phone data document
A lawyer for Adnan Syed, whose conviction for the murder of his former girlfriend was examined in the popular podcast Serial, says newly-discovered evidence could undermine a key evidence in the...
View ArticleAdnan Syed: document casts doubt on case against Serial convict, lawyer says
Rediscovered material from AT&T indicates phone location data cited by prosecution should not be considered ‘reliable information’...
View ArticleAdnan Syed's defense attorney says he has new evidence to overturn conviction
The attorney for "Serial" podcast subject Adnan Syed says key cellphone evidence used against his client was unreliable — by the phone company's own warning — and should have been excluded from his...
View ArticleHere's The New Evidence That Might Give Adnan Syed A Retrial
True Crime is certainly the flavour of the month. After the internet sensation and scrutiny surrounding ‘Making A Murderer’ and the return of investigative podcast 'Serial', it appears that ‘injustice’...
View ArticleUnreliable phone data helped convict Maryland man in 'Serial' case: expert
By Donna Owens BALTIMORE (Reuters) - The murder conviction of a Baltimore man that explored by the 2014 podcast "Serial" was based in part on unreliable cellphone data, a forensic expert testified at a...
View ArticleConvicted killer in ‘Serial’ podcast seeks new trial
A Maryland man, whose 2000 murder conviction was thrown back into spotlight by the popular Serial podcast, was back in court on Wednesday to argue that he deserved a new trial because his lawyers had...
View ArticleAdnan Syed, with 'Serial' followers in tow, arrives in Baltimore courtroom
An attorney for Adnan Syed, the man convicted of killing his ex-girlfriend in a case re-examined in the popular podcast "Serial," said his client should receive a new trial because of an alibi witness...
View ArticleSerial's Adnan Syed returns to court. What now?
Podcast star and convicted murderer Adnan Syed, 35, will return to a Maryland appeals court Wednesday to argue for a new trial. In 1999, when he was 19, Mr. Syed was accused of strangling former...
View ArticleAdnan Syed murder conviction based on ‘unreliable cellphone data’
The murder conviction of a Baltimore man that was explored by the 2014 podcast ‘Serial’ was based in part on unreliable cellphone data, a forensic expert testified at a court hearing on Thursday. Adnan...
View ArticleNew Serial Trial For Adnan Syed Of ‘Serial’ Podcast Fame?
Adnan Syed is seeking a new trial. Syed, now 35, was 17 when he was convicted of killing his high school ex-girlfriend, Hae Min Lee. Adnan, who was interviewed on the extremely popular podcast, Serial,...
View ArticleWitness: Prosecutor misled her about 'Serial' podcast case
BALTIMORE (AP) - An alibi witness for a convicted murderer profiled in the public radio podcast "Serial" testified Wednesday that a former Baltimore prosecutor misled her about the importance of her...
View ArticleConvicted murderer at center of wildly popular 'Serial' could get a new...
Adnan Syed was a varsity football player before he was sentenced to life in prison. Adnan Syed — the convicted murderer and subject of the wildly popular true-crime podcast "Serial"— is returning to...
View ArticleAlibi testimony could have been key in Maryland 'Serial' case: witness
By Donna Owens BALTIMORE (Reuters) - Lawyers seeking a new trial for a man they say was wrongly convicted of murder in a case made famous by the popular "Serial" podcast argued on Friday that his...
View ArticleSerial’s Adnan Syed might finally get a new trial
The convicted killer who became a podcast star will get a new chance to clear his name Wednesday at a court hearing to decide whether to grant him a new trial. Adnan Syed’s post-conviction hearing in...
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