The 1999 murder of Hae Min Lee — and subsequent conviction of her ex-boyfriend, Adnan Syed — was highlighted in the hit podcast Serial, raising widespread suspicion that Syed was wrongfully accused.
Adnan Syed has long asserted that he didn’t kill his ex-girlfriend, 18-year-old Hae Min Lee, in 1999.
Convicted of first-degree murder and sentenced to life as a teenager, Syed has spent two decades fighting for his freedom — a fight amplified by the hit podcast Serial, which highlighted holes in Lee’s murder investigation and raised doubts about Syed’s guilt. Read the full story here ▶