Adnan Syed released from prison

Adnan Syed, subject of the popular true-crime podcast "Serial," has been released from prison after 23 years.

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00:00His story kickstarted the True Crime podcast boom nearly 8 years ago.

00:04Now, Adnod Syed is being released after 23 years in prison. Baltimore Circuit Judge Melissa Finn

00:10overturned Syed's conviction for the 1999 killing of high schooler Haman Lee and ordered his release.

00:16The judge cited the possible involvement of two other suspects and the discovery of new evidence

00:20that was not turned over to Syed's legal team. Baltimore City State's Attorney Marilyn Mosby

00:25clarified that prosecutors are not yet deeming Syed's innocence, but for fairness and justice,

00:30determined that he is entitled to a new trial. Syed's case was the subject of the first season

00:34of Serial, a True Crime podcast hosted by former Baltimore Sun reporter Sarah Koenig.

00:39From this American life and WBEZ Chicago, it's Serial. One story told week by week. I'm Sarah

00:45Koenig. On Tuesday, September 20th, one day after the conviction was overturned,

00:49Koenig published a new Serial episode, almost 8 years after the 2014 series

00:54investigated the conviction of Adnod Syed.