Adnan Syed’s conviction featured in ‘Serial’ case reinstated by US court
By DW
02 April 2023 |
2:11 pm
The subject of the hit podcast series "Serial" and an HBO documentary was freed after his conviction was vacated last September. A US court has now reinstated the murder conviction.
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