Sara Patel

‘Serial’ Case: Adnan Syed Released, Conviction Tossed

A Baltimore judge on Monday, Sept. 19, ordered the release of Adnan Syed after overturning Syed’s conviction for the 1999 murder of high school student Hae Min Lee — a case that was chronicled in the hit podcast “Serial,” a true-crime series that transfixed listeners and revolutionized the genre.