When serving 23 years in jail, a man was placed in home detention after prosecutors claimed they had identified two “alternative suspects.”
When Adnan Syed, now 41, was 19, he was sentenced to life in jail. The Baltimore resident was charged with killing his ex-girlfriend Hae Min Lee in 1999 and concealing her remains in the woods.The true-crime podcast “Serial” covered this case in detail, which led to the success of the show.
According to the BBC, the prosecution asked the court last week to overturn the man’s conviction because a year-long investigation had turned up two additional suspects.On Monday, Syed’s chains were released after more than 20 years.The Baltimore Circuit Judge Melissa Phinn said she was overturning the verdict for “fairness and justice,” even if the rulling does not establish Syed’s innocence. The judge has mandated a new trial.
