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Serial: how a podcast helped Adnan Syed become a free man

After spending more than two decades in prison, Syed was released in a case that became internationally known through a podcast creating a new genre

After spending more than two decades in prison, Adnan Syed was released on Monday after new evidence was uncovered in the 1999 murder of Hae Min Lee, a high school student and Syed’s ex-girlfriend.

The case became known internationally through the podcast Serial, which explored the murder and inconsistencies in Syed’s conviction, in the process inventing a new genre of journalism – and entertainment.

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