A Maryland court has agreed to hear an appeal by a man whose murder conviction was investigated in a podcast that became a cultural phenomenon.
Adnan Syed (ODD-nahn SI-yed) is serving a life sentence for the murder of his former girlfriend.
Rachel Silverman reports the case received renewed attention after it was featured in the podcast Serial, which became the first podcast to reach five million downloads.
IN: ‘Adnan Syed’
OUT: “guilt or innocence”
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