The subject of 2014’s breakout hit podcast Serial has been granted a new trial — officially, this time. Given a life sentence in 2000 after a Maryland jury convicted Adnan Syed of murdering his high school sweetheart, Hae Min Lee, Syed’s fortunes took an unexpected turn in 2014 after being approached by Sarah Koenig and Julie Snyder of a fledgling podcast developed by the creators of This American Life. Serial took the tried-and-true approach of This American Life, while tackling darker subject matter and stretching it out over multiple episodes per season. Syed was its first subject, and proved to be a…
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