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Adnan Syed

Black and white picture of young Adnan Syed

Adnan Syed, Subject of the Serial Podcast’s First Season, Is Released From Prison After 23 Years Behind Bars

Adnan Syed, the subject of Serial's first season, was today released from prison. He may face a new trial.
By Alexandra Tremayne-Pengelly

‘Serial’ Recap 2×04: Prison Sentences

“Simultaneously bored, afraid, and hyper-aware," is how Bowe Bergdahl described his mindset. It’s also how I felt listening to “The Captors."
By Sean T Collins
Hae Min Lee's yearbook photo, 1999.

SERIAL EXCLUSIVE: The Teachers of Woodlawn High Speak Out

For the first time, the people who knew and nurtured Serial characters Adnan, Jay, Hae, and Stephanie—their teachers at Woodlawn High—share their thoughts
By Peter DeCandia
Adnan Syed in 2001 or 2002, photographed by prison photographer. (Courtesy Rabia Chaudry)

EXCLUSIVE: Did the ‘Serial’ Prosecutor Obstruct Justice and Suppress a Key Witness?

By Rabia Chaudry
Natasha Vargas-Cooper sat with the key witness in Adnan Syed's trial, chronicled in the podcast Serial, for four hours this week. Her interviews are appearing on The Intercept. (Nikola Tamindzic)

Here’s How The Intercept Landed Serial’s Star Witness for His First Interview

By Ken Kurson
Serial boxes

Serial and Cereal: Fans Wake Up Early For Finale Listening Party

By Kara Bloomgarden-Smoke
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