Will the conviction of Adnan Syed, featured on the "Serial" podcast, be overturned before the end of 2016?
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Sep 14, 2015 08:00PM UTC
Closed Jun 30, 2016 09:00PM UTC
Closed Jun 30, 2016 09:00PM UTC
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This question was closed as "yes" on 30 June 2016: On June 30th, Baltimore City Circuit Judge Martin Welch vacated Syed's conviction (NPR, Serial, Baltimore Sun, Court Order via NY Times).
This American Life's "Serial" Podcast, which investigated the 1999 murder case against Adnan Syed, went viral last fall (Financial Times). His lawyer recently presented new evidence in an appeal to reopen the case (US News & World Report).
Last updated 17 September 2015.
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