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First Thing: Putin threatens nuclear retaliation in escalation of Ukraine war

Russian president announces partial mobilisation and makes threats on west, saying ‘we will use all the means at our disposal’. Plus, the Hollywood sign gets a facelift

The Guardian - UK

Adnan Syed's case is unique. Withholding of potentially exculpatory evidence is not

Roughly 2,500 people were exonerated in the United States between 1989 and 2019. In roughly half of all cases, the withholding of key evidence was the reason why.

WEKU

Adnan Syed case - live: DNA results loom as state faces deadline to retry Serial podcast subject for murder

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The Independent UK

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'Serial' podcast's Adnan Syed has murder conviction vacated. How common are wrongful convictions?

In 2000, 18-year-old Baltimore man Adnan Syed was convicted of murdering his ex-girlfriend, Hae Min Lee, in 1999. Syed was sentenced to life in prison and served close to 23 years in prison for the crime.

The Conversation

From Serial to In the Dark: the true crime podcasts that changed their subjects’ lives

Adnan Syed was freed after being the focus of Sarah Koenig’s series. Interest in the genre surged in its wake

The Guardian - US

How the investigation of Adnan Syed became a podcast phenomenon

With more than 300 million downloads and multiple awards, Serial's investigation into Adnan Syed's case paved the way for a veritable cottage industry of true crime podcasts.

WEKU

Adnan Syed: What happens next for the Serial podcast subject and the murder case of Hae Min Lee?

Prominent attorney Duncan Levin tellsThe Independent he thinks this marks the ‘end of the road’ for Adnan Syed’s two-decade long legal battle

The Independent UK

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New ‘Serial’ episode on Adnan Syed case drops; victim’s family, advocates respond to his release from prison

BALTIMORE — A day after a Baltimore City judge overturned Adnan Syed’s murder conviction, a new episode of the hit podcast “Serial” that first made his decades-old case famous details the decision to free him.

Tribune News Service

Adnan Syed murder conviction had ‘systemic problems’, Serial host Sarah Koenig says

Hae Min Lee’s family, however, are ‘deeply disappointed’ at how quickly developments have progressed

The Guardian - US

Man freed after murder conviction featured in Serial podcast thrown out

A US judge has ordered the release of a man convicted in 2000 in a murder case that was chronicled in the hit podcast Serial. At the behest of prosecutors in Baltimore, Circuit Court Judge Melissa Phinn ordered that Adnan Syed’s conviction for the 1999 murder of Hae Min Lee…

Evening Standard

Adnan Syed case - live: New Serial podcast reveals what led prosecutors to ask for conviction to be overturned

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The Independent UK

Adnan Syed: who is the subject of the Serial podcast and why was his murder conviction overturned?

As the landmark decision reverberates throughout the internet, Amy Francombe looks back inside the controversial, internet-breaking case

Evening Standard

'Serial' host: Evidence that freed Syed was long available

The creator of a true-crime podcast that helped free a Maryland man imprisoned for murder said that she feels a mix of emotions over how long it took authorities to act on evidence that’s long been available

The Independent UK

Texas Sheriff Opens Criminal Investigation Into Migrants 'Lured Under False Pretenses' to Martha's Vineyard

Plus: Pentagon investigating U.S. propaganda on social media, 1,648 books banned last school year, and more...

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Evening Standard

New Serial podcast episode release as Adnan Syed conviction overturned

The podcast that followed Syed’s plea for justice returns with an astonishing turn

The Independent UK

Everything you need to know about the retrial of Serial’s Adnan Syed

The prosecution has identified two possible suspects in the murder of Hae Min Lee

The Independent UK

Adnan Syed: Serial podcast reveals notes about another potential suspect led to conviction being tossed

Notes revealed two separate phone calls by two different people alerted prosecutors to another potential suspect more than two decades ago

The Independent UK

Serial: How one podcast changed the face of true crime and cast doubt on Adnan Syed’s murder conviction

Clémence Michallon remembers the podcast that transformed a genre as Syed walks free after 23 years behind bars

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The New Daily

Not just morbid interest: True-crime podcasts can bring elusive justice

Several high profile true-crime podcasts have helped spark renewed investigations and inquiries into murder convictions and cold cases.

The Guardian - UK

First Thing: earthquake shakes Mexico on anniversary of two past tremors

Quake registered at 7.5 magnitude on anniversary of earlier tremors. Plus, the rise and fall of Peloton

Wales Online

Adnan Syed, star of Serial podcast, has been released from prison

Prosecutors filed a motion saying that a lengthy investigation conducted with the defence had uncovered new evidence that could undermine the 2000 conviction

Evening Standard

Adnan Syed freed after murder conviction featured in Serial podcast is thrown out

The 41-year-old had been serving life for the 1999 murder of high school student Hae Min Lee

Manchester Evening News

Serial podcast's Adnan Syed has murder conviction thrown out after 23 years in jail

Adnan Syed was convicted of a murder case in Baltimore in 2000

The Guardian - UK

Tuesday briefing: Five big stories as Britain returns to normal

In today’s newsletter: From an emergency budget to a test for the new King and the war in Ukraine, a look at what’s next

The Independent UK

Adnan Syed case - live: New Serial podcast reveals what led prosecutors to ask for conviction to be quashed

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