Prosecutors on Wednesday moved to vacate the conviction of a Maryland man who was the subject of the podcast “Serial.” Adnan Syed is serving a life sentence after he was convicted in 2000 of strangling 17-year-old Hae Min Lee and burying her body in a Baltimore park. Syed and Lee were high school classmates who had dated. In its debut…
In its debut 2014 season, the “Serial” podcast shined a spotlight on the case that led to renewed court proceedings.Prosecutors on Wednesday moved to vacate the conviction of a Maryland man who was the subject of the podcast “Serial.”
Adnan Syed is serving a life sentence after he was convicted in 2000 of strangling 17-year-old Hae Min Lee and burying her body in a Baltimore park. Syed and Lee were high school classmates who had dated. In its debut 2014 season, the “Serial” podcast shined a spotlight on the case that led to renewed court proceedings.
On Wednesday, Baltimore City State's Attorney Marilyn Mosby filed a motion to vacate the conviction following a"nearly year-long investigation that revealed undisclosed and newly-developed information regarding two alternative suspects, as well as unreliable cell phone tower data," according to a statement.Download NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth
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