Serial's Asia McClain Is Writing a Book About Adnan Syed
Asia McClain, famous for being a crucial alibi witness in Adnan Syed’s murder trial, is writing a book based on her involvement in the case.
Watch Serial Witness Asia McClain Talk About Testifying for Adnan Syed
Asia McClain has played a major role (maybe the biggest) in Adnan Syed’s efforts to land a new trial after his murder conviction in 2000. A week after testifying at hearings in Baltimore, McClain talked to ABC News about being a potential key to Syed’s freedom.
Hae Min Lee's Family Issues Statement Addressing Serial Fans: Adnan Syed 'Destroyed Our Family'
Serial subject Adnan Syed is seeking a new trial after being convicted of the murder of Hae Min Lee 16 years ago. Before his post-conviction hearing continued on Monday morning, Lee’s family issued a statement making clear that they still believe Syed is guilty, and that both the podcast and the new hearing “have…
Adnan Syed's Library Alibi Witness Testifies at His First Hearing for a New Trial
Asia McClain testified in a Baltimore court on Wednesday, at the first hearing for Serial subject Adnan Syed, who’s seeking a new trial for a murder conviction.
Post-Conviction Hearing Finally Scheduled for Serial's Adnan Syed
After a judge granted a new hearing for Adnan Syed last November, the subject of Serial’s first season has received a court date. Newsweek reports post-conviction proceedings have been scheduled for February 3, 4, and 5.
Serial's Rabia Chaudry Is Writing a Book on Adnan Syed
Rabia Chaudry, the immigration attorney who initially contacted Sarah Koenig about Adnan Syed’s case, has announced she has written a book on the famed Serial subject. Adnan’s Story: Murder, Justice, and The Case That Captivated a Nation, will be published in September 2016.
Serial's Adnan Syed Is Getting a New Hearing
The case of Adnan Syed, the main subject in the popular podcast Serial, is officially being reopened. A Baltimore judge granted Syed’s request for a hearing, which will focus on a new witness and previous cellphone evidence. In 2000, Syed was convicted of the 1999 murder of his ex-girlfriend, Hae Min Lee, and is…
Serial Case Lawyer Argues Adnan Syed's Phone Records Don't Prove Anything
Adnan Syed from the infamous Serial podcast is back with a new hope to get him off in the murder of Hae Min Lee—unreliable phone records.
Adnan Syed's Attorney Officially Filed a Briefing for a New Trial
Adnan Syed has moved forward with pleading his case for a new trial. In a 31-page briefing filed today in the Maryland Court of Special Appeals, his attorney C. Justin Brown cites the incompetence of Syed's former lawyer M. Christina Gutierrez, who died 12 years ago.
Maryland Court of Special Appeals to Consider Adnan Syed's Case
The Maryland Court of Special Appeals announced Tuesday that they will be considering an appeal for Serial's Adnan Syed. As reported in early December, this process has been underway for five years now. The court is considering an application for leave to appeal which the State of Maryland must respond to by January…
Jay From Serial Gives His First Interview
Oh, you thought Serial was over? That's so cute. Nope: Today, The Intercept published an exclusive interview with Jay Wilds—the key witness in the case against Adnan Syed—who refused to be formally interviewed for Serial. The piece contains no single explosive admission, but taken as a whole provides some pretty good…
Serial: What If We Never Learn Who Killed Hae Min Lee?!?
America's favorite murder mystery podcast Serial airs its finale on Thursday and the waiting is almost more than I can bare. Who killed Hae Min Lee? Adnan? Jay? Stephanie? The Best Buy pay phone? Argh. Thankfully Funny or Die chose to make fun of us Serial fans and our anxiety in a spoof about show host Sara Koenig.
Serial's Made Adnan Syed's Family Odd Celebrities
Serial and the case of Adnan Syed is now internationally popular (the BBC picked up the show) but back home, the Syeds say the case has left their family so fractured that Adnan's mother listens to her son's voice on the show's introduction for a bit of comfort while his father won't leave their bedroom.
Is Serial Driving You Slowly Insane? Come Sit By Me.
If you like closure, don't listen to Serial. The addictive podcast investigates the 1999 murder of Hae Min Lee, a Maryland high schooler and Adnan Syed, who was convicted of her murder. Host Sarah Koenig is thoroughly engaging but she might not be able to find the real murderer—since it seems like Adnan is…
Adnan Syed's Murder Case Is Headed to Appeals Court in January
Adnan Syed, who is currently serving a life sentence at a state prison in Western Maryland, will see his case—as recently made famous by Serial—decided by the Maryland Court of Special Appeals in January. It will be the second appeals process for Syed, and what his lawyer C. Justin Brown calls his "last best chance at…
