Serial podcast subject Adnan Syed gets new trial, murder conviction vacated
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Serial podcast subject Adnan Syed gets new trial, murder conviction vacated

A Baltimore Circuit Court Judge has agreed with the attorneys for Serial podcast subject Adnan Syed, and earlier today he vacated Adnan’s 1999 murder conviction and granted him a new trial! According to the court order, Judge Martin P. Welch granted the defense’s motion based on Adnan’s original defense attorney not cross-examining “the State’s cell…

What is the new season of Serial about? Show reportedly covering Bowe Bergdahl

What is the new season of Serial about? Show reportedly covering Bowe Bergdahl

The first season of the unprecedentedly popular podcast Serial introduced the listening audience to a criminal case that few outside of Baltimore knew. According to a report from this week, the new season of Serial will cover the more widely known, albeit still complex case of Bowe Bergdahl. Several anonymous sources connected to the former…

Formerly silent Serial podcast witness Jay Wilds interview highlights
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Formerly silent Serial podcast witness Jay Wilds interview highlights

It’s been less than two weeks since host Sarah Koenig wrapped up the last episode of the hugely popular Serial podcast, and now the main witness in the case against Adnan Syed is finally speaking out! Jay Wilds, whose testimony was pretty much the prosecution’s entire case against Adnan in the murder of his ex-girlfriend…

Jay from Serial wants to tell his side of the story
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Jay from Serial wants to tell his side of the story

The first season Serial, a new podcast produced by This American Life, was explosive. Producer and narrator Sarah Koenig titillated listeners with well-paced, teaser-driven storytelling, and raised some intriguing and troubling questions about a 15-year-old murder case involving teenagers. Now, Jay Wilds, one of the key witnesses in the trial that convicted Adnan Syed of killing his ex girlfriend Hae Min Lee, is ready to talk.