Serial S01 - Ep. 13: Adnan Is Out

Serial

2014/12/18

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Shownote

It’s Baltimore, 2022. Adnan Syed has spent the last 23 years incarcerated, serving a life sentence for the murder of Hae Min Lee, a crime he says he didn’t commit. He has exhausted every legal avenue for relief, including a petition to the United States Su...

Highlights

This podcast episode details the dramatic turn of events in the case of Adnan Syed, who was released from prison after 23 years. The narrative focuses on the discovery of new evidence by Baltimore prosecutors that led to a motion to vacate his conviction for the murder of Hae Min Lee.

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Adnan Syed was released from prison after 23 years

06:17

Handwritten notes about an alternate suspect led to a Brady violation motion.

12:16

Cell phone records cannot support Jay's narrative

15:07

System takes over 20 years to self-correct

Chapters

A 23-Year Fight for Freedom: The Discovery That Changed Everything

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The Hidden Notes: Uncovering an Alternate Suspect and a Brady Violation

06:17

The Case Crumbles: Unreliable Cell Phone Evidence and Police Misconduct

12:16

A System's Failure: Why It Took Over Two Decades to Correct a Wrong

15:07

Transcript

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