The podcast debut didn't just cast doubt on Syed's murder conviction; it also upended the true crime genre by portraying Syed as a sympathetic character, rather than taking a defendant's guilt for granted.
The legal battle over Adnan Syed 's conviction, scrutinized a decade ago in the hit podcast “Serial,” keeps twisting and turning, even after prosecutors freed him from more than 23 years in prison for a murder he still says he didn't commit.
No eyewitnesses tied him to the crime, and Syed’s attorney, Cristina Gutierrez, failed to interview an alibi witness who said she was with Syed at the time Lee was killed.
The podcast was the brainchild of longtime radio producer and former Baltimore Sun reporter Sarah Koenig, who spent more than a year digging into Syed’s case and built suspense as she reported her findings in hourlong segments.
And Young Lee was able to speak in court on Wednesday, urging a judge to return Syed to prison for life.
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