Adnan Syed, whose murder conviction was featured on the 'Serial' podcast, is about to go free after spending more than 22 years of a life sentence.
, whose murder conviction was featured on the"Serial" podcast, is about to go free after spending more than 22 years of a life sentence.A Baltimore Circuit Court judge overturned Adnan's conviction ... after prosecutors called for it, in light of new information there might have been 2 other possible suspects. The judge said Adnan should be released from prison immediately, and prosecutors now have 30 days to decide whether to file new charges.
Syed was a 17-year-old high school student when he got arrested in February 1999 for the murder of his ex-girlfriend. He was convicted a year later. The podcast first shed light on Adnan's case in 2014, and raised a lot of questions about the case and his guilt.Although, he had filed multiple appeals -- even attempting to get the case before the U.S. Supreme Court -- Adnan had been rejected every time.
The"Serial" podcast Twitter account said there will be a new episode of the series released tomorrow.
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