Adnan Syed released
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Adnan Syed, center, the man whose legal saga spawned the hit podcast “Serial,” exits the Cummings Courthouse a free man after a judge overturned his 2000 murder conviction. (Jerry Jackson/Baltimore Sun)
Adnan Syed
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Adnan Syed leaves the courthouse. Baltimore Circuit Judge Melissa Phinn on Monday overturned Syed’s first-degree murder conviction in the 1999 killing of Hae Min Lee. (Lloyd Fox/Baltimore Sun)
Adnan Syed
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Adnan Syed, center, the man whose legal saga spawned the hit podcast “Serial,” exits the Cummings Courthouse a free man after a judge overturned his 2000 murder conviction. (Jerry Jackson/Baltimore Sun)
Adnan Syed released
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Adnan Syed, center, exits the Cummings Courthouse a free man after a judge overturned his 2000 murder conviction. (Kevin Richardson/Baltimore Sun)
Adnan Syed released from prison
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Adnan Syed leaves the courthouse after Baltimore Circuit Judge Melissa Phinn on Monday overturned his first-degree murder conviction in the 1999 killing of Hae Min Lee. (Jerry Jackson/Baltimore Sun)
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Adnan Syed and his attorney, Erica Suter in a Baltimore courthouse just before he was freed by a judge in his 1999 murder conviction. (Kevin Richardson / Baltimore Sun)
Adnan Syed released
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Adnan Syed's mother, Shamim Syed, outside the Baltimore courthouse following the release of her son. Baltimore Circuit Judge Melissa Phinn on Monday overturned Syed’s first-degree murder conviction in the 1999 killing of Hae Min Lee. (Lloyd Fox/Baltimore Sun)
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Baltimore Circuit Judge Melissa Phinn talks with attorney Steve Kelly, right, who represent Young Lee and other relatives, said the family was treated as an afterthought during the recent proceedings. (Kevin Richardson / Baltimore Sun)
Adnan Syed freed
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Supporters cheer as Adnan Syed exits the Cummings Courthouse a free man after a judge overturned his 2000 murder conviction. (Jerry Jackson/Baltimore Sun)
Adnan Syed released
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Adnan Syed and his attorney, Erica Suter listen to a zoom call from Hae Min Lee's relative. Syed would soon leave the Baltimore courthouse free after a judge overturns his 2000 murder conviction. (Kevin Richardson / Baltimore Sun)
Sarah Koenig and Chris Flohr
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Sarah Koenig, whose podcast “Serial” brought national attention to the case of Adnan Syed shares a moment with Chris Flohr, middle, who can't hold back his tears of joy and Doug Colbert, left, after Adnan Syed had his murder conviction overturned and would later be released. (Lloyd Fox/Baltimore Sun)
Adnan Syed released
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Adnan Syed leaves the courthouse. Baltimore Circuit Judge Melissa Phinn on Monday overturned Syed’s first-degree murder conviction in the 1999 killing of Hae Min Lee. (Lloyd Fox/Baltimore Sun)
Adnan Syed
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Adnan Syed, center, the man whose legal saga spawned the hit podcast “Serial,” exits the Cummings Courthouse a free man after a judge overturned his 2000 murder conviction. (Jerry Jackson/Baltimore Sun)
Erica J. Suter, Director of The Innocence Project
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Erica J. Suter, Director of The Innocence Project, speaks with the media after her client Adnan Syed had his conviction overturned. (Amy Davis/Baltimore Sun)
Adnan Syed had his murder conviction overturned
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Sarah Koenig, left, the host of Serial, a podcast about Adnan Syed, greets Erica J. Suter, Director of The Innocence Project, right, as Laura Nirider looks on after Adnan Syed had his murder conviction overturned. Prosecutors raised doubts about his guilty finding because of the revelation of alternative suspects in the homicide and unreliable evidence used against him at trial. (Lloyd Fox/Baltimore Sun)
Sarah Koenig
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Sarah Koenig, whose breakthrough podcast “Serial” brought the Adnan Syed case to worldwide attention, records the events outside the courthouse after Syed’s conviction was overturned. (Amy Davis/Baltimore Sun)
Adnan Syed
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Adnan Syed, center, the man whose legal saga spawned the hit podcast “Serial,” exits the Cummings Courthouse a free man after a judge overturned his 2000 murder conviction. (Jerry Jackson/Baltimore Sun)
Adnan Syed released
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City State’s Attorney Marilyn Mosby discusses the release of Adnan Syed after his conviction was overturned, as Syed’s mother, Shamim Syed, right, looks on with another son, standing behind Mosby. (Amy Davis/Baltimore Sun)
Adnan Syed court hearing
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Adnan Syed at his Baltimore court hearing in which a judge overturned his 2000 murder conviction. (Kevin Richardson / Baltimore Sun)
Erica J. Suter, Director of The Innocence Project
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Erica J. Suter, Director of The Innocence Project, speaks with the media after her client Adnan Syed had his conviction overturned. (Amy Davis/Baltimore Sun)
Adnan Syed released from prison
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Adnan Syed’s mother, center, Shamim Syed celebrates with friends outside of the courthouse after the hearing. (Kenneth K. Lam/Baltimore Sun)
Adnan Syed released
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Willie Hamilton, a former cell mate of Adnan Syed who believed in his innocence, was on hand to see Syed’s conviction overturned. (Amy Davis/Baltimore Sun)
Adnan Syed released from prison
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Adnan Syed leaves the courthouse. Baltimore Circuit Judge Melissa Phinn on Monday overturned Syed’s first-degree murder conviction in the 1999 killing of Hae Min Lee. (Jerry Jackson/Baltimore Sun)
Adnan Syed released from prison
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Adnan Syed’s mother, center, Shamim Syed celebrates with friends outside of the courthouse after her son was released from prison. (Kenneth K. Lam/Baltimore Sun)
Adnan Syed released
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Adnan Syed is mobbed by supporters and media as he leaves courthouse following his release. (Amy Davis/Baltimore Sun)
Adnan Syed released
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Adnan Syed is mobbed by supporters and media as he leaves the Baltimore courthouse following his release. (Amy Davis/Baltimore Sun)
Adnan Syed hearing
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Catina Carter walks past the courthouse while waiting for the results of the Adnan Syed hearing. (Jerry Jackson/Baltimore Sun)
Adnan Syed released
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Adnan Syed’s mother, center, Shamim Syed celebrates with friends outside of the courthouse after Baltimore Circuit Judge Melissa Phinn on Monday overturned Syed’s first-degree murder conviction in the 1999 killing of Hae Min Lee. (Kenneth K. Lam/Baltimore Sun)
Adnan Syed hearing
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From left, Lauren and Mickey Tait of Annapolis and Catina Carter of Dundalk sit outside the courthouse waiting for the results of the Adnan Syed hearing. (Jerry Jackson/Baltimore Sun)
Adnan Syed hearing
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People wait outside of the courthouse for the results of the Adnan Syed hearing. (Jerry Jackson/Baltimore Sun)
Adnan Syed hearing
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The media is gathered outside of the courthouse waiting for the outcome of the Adnan Syed hearing. (Amy Davis/Baltimore Sun)
Adnan Syed hearing
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Supporters of Adnan Syed wait on Calvert Street with the media gathered for the outcome of the Syed hearing. (Amy Davis/Baltimore Sun)
Adnan Syed hearing in Baltimore
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Shamim Syed, Adnan Syed’s mother, arrives at the courthouse for a hearing to determine whether his murder conviction in the 1999 killing of Hae Min Lee will be overturned. (Jerry Jackson)
Adnan Syed hearing in Baltimore
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Baltimore State’s Attorney Marilyn Mosby arrives at the courthouse for a hearing to determine whether Adnan Syed's murder conviction in the 1999 killing of Hae Min Lee will be overturned. (Jerry Jackson/Baltimore Sun)
Adnan Syed hearing
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Rabia Chaudry, left, and Shamim Syed, right, Adnan Syed’s mother, arrive at the courthouse. (Amy Davis/Baltimore Sun)
Adnan Syed hearing in Baltimore
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Baltimore State’s Attorney Marilyn Mosby, right, arrives at the courthouse for a hearing to determine whether Adnan Syed's murder conviction in the 1999 killing of Hae Min Lee will be overturned. (Jerry Jackson/Baltimore Sun)
Adnan Syed hearing
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Rabia Chaudry, attorney and family friend who has been advocating the cause for Adnan Syed, pauses at the courthouse entrance before the case for Syed is heard. (Amy Davis/Baltimore Sun)
Adnan Syed hearing in Baltimore
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Baltimore State’s Attorney Marilyn Mosby arrives at the courthouse for a hearing to determine whether Adnan Syed's murder conviction in the 1999 killing of Hae Min Lee will be overturned. (A previous version of this gallery misidentified the year of Adnan Syed's murder conviction. The Sun regrets the error.) (Jerry Jackson/Baltimore Sun)