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Adnan Syed
Date of Arrest
February 1999
Date of Release
September 2022
Adnan Syed was convicted for the 1999 murder of Lee, who was Syed's ex-girlfriend and classmate at Woodlawn High School in Baltimore County. Syed was found guilty of first-degree murder, robbery, kidnapping, and false imprisonment in the case in 2000, and was sentenced to life in prison plus 30 years in the case. He was 17 at the time of his conviction.
In 2022, Syed was freed from prison after Baltimore prosecutors found issues with the evidence used in the trial, which led to a judge overturning Syed's conviction.
The first season of the podcast “Serial” explored the 1999 murder of Hae Min Lee and the subsequent conviction of her ex-boyfriend, Adnan Syed. The podcast’s meticulous examination of the case raised questions about the evidence and the fairness of Syed’s trial.
