Season one of the popular 2014 podcast narrated by former Baltimore Sun reporter Sarah Koenig did more than just tell the story of murdered Baltimore teenager Hae Min Lee and the consequent conviction of her ex-boyfriend Adnan Syed in 2000. It led many listeners to wonder whether Syed had actually committed the crime and placed a fair amount of scrutiny on the topic of wrongfully accused criminals. With cases about prisoners finally being freed after latent DNA evidence was revealed years later popping up more and more in the news, Serial easily commanded interest and attention.
It was announced soon after the conclusion of the podcast that Syed was granted a motion by the Maryland Court of Special Appeals to reopen postconviction proceedings, which will allow his lawyers to introduce evidence related to his alibi that they were previously unable to. The case's hearing date has yet to be released.
