Adnan Syed — the subject of the hit crime podcast “Serial” — was released from prison on Monday, following a court decision to vacate his conviction for the 1999 murder of his ex-girlfriend Hae Min Lee.
The conviction was thrown out by Baltimore Circuit Court Judge Melissa Phinn, who ruled the state had failed to share evidence with Syed’s attorneys that could have helped his defense.
The now-41-year-old Syed — who was arrested at 17 and has spent more than two decades behind bars — was calm and stoic as Phinn made her ruling, the Baltimore Sun reported. His family members in the gallery wept openly.
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