The Supreme Court has ruled out a new trial for Adnan Syed, the man convicted of murdering Hae Min Lee in a case made famous by the Serial podcast. The Maryland Court of Appeals, the state’s highest court, reversed the granting of a new trial and reinstated Syed’s conviction. Our appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court was denied. Syed …

The high court did not provide an explanation for why it declined to hear the appeal by Adnan Syed, seen in February 2016, who was convicted in 2000 of strangling his former girlfriend. His case became internationally famous by the podcast "Serial" in 2014. It was directed by Amy J. Berg and produced by Working Title Television, among others. The first episode of the four-part series premiered March 10, 2019 on HBO Background. Adnan Syed leaves a courthouse in Baltimore, Maryland, in 2016. Notably, Syed is the middle child and has an elder brother named Tanveer, and a younger sibling, Yusuf. By Michael Hein - March 16, 2019 07:15 pm EDT. The Case Against Adnan Syed is a 2019 true-crime docuseries about the murder of Hae Min Lee.

Syed is serving a life sentence after he was convicted of killing Lee and burying her body in a Baltimore park. Adnan Syed: 8 Biggest Case Updates Since 'Serial' Ended.

0; The murder case of Hae Min Lee, first told to the world in the 2014 podcast Serial, has had continued ups and downs over the years that listeners are just now catching up on. February 18, 2020 The past year was a disappointing stretch for Adnan Syed. In 2000, Adnan Syed was sentenced to life in prison for the murder of his ex-girlfriend, Hae Min Lee, whose body was discovered in a Baltimore, Maryland park. Syed remains in close contact with his family, making the most of his life in prison. Adnan Syed is a Muslim-American man who was convicted of murdering his ex-girlfriend Hae Min Lee in 1999. Share 0 Comments. Adnan’s lawyer also asserted that though his client is disappointed by the Supreme Court’s ruling, he’s staying positive.