Adnan Syed’s Conviction Has Been Reinstated, Perhaps Briefly, And Will Likely Necessitate A Do-Over Hearing

Twitter / @LinhBuiWJZ Video Screenshot Last spring brought good news for Adnan Syed, who was convicted in 2000 of a murder he always maintained he didn’t commit: His conviction was vacated after a new investigation turned up evidence that exposed the sloppiness of the original trial. But about half a year after Syed was set …

Following Adnan Syed’s Release, Amy Berg Is Making A New Episode Of HBO’s ‘The Case Against Adnan Syed’

Amy Berg‘s 4-part HBO series The Case Against Adnan Syed is about to have a fifth part. The Oscar-nominated, crime-focused documentarian has spent nearly a year in Maryland filming the follow-up episode during Adnan Syed’s trial, and will certainly have more to cover now that his conviction for the murder of Min Hae Lee has …

Adnan Syed’s Family and His Conviction

However, Adnan’s other brother, Tanveer, left his family behind after Adnan’s arrest. As Redditors came out of the woodwork to uncover the truth of Lee’s murder, Tanveer joined them. “I had 21 years of my life before it got ruined by Adnan getting arrested,” he told The Guardian in a separate 2014 interview. So, Tanveer …

Eight Years After The ‘Serial’ Podcast First Looked Into His Case, Prosecutors Ask For Adnan Syed’s Murder Conviction To Be Vacated

NPR/YouTube During its first season back in 2014, the podcast Serial focused on the 1999 strangulation murder of Hae Min Lee, whose investigation resulted in the conviction of Adnan Syed, 17 at the time of her death. Syed has always maintained his innocence, and Serial — as well as the HBO doc series The Case …