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Murder conviction of Adnan Syed, focus of 'Serial,' vacated by judge

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Judge Melissa Phinn of Baltimore City Circuit Court vacated the murder conviction of Adnan Syed, whose story was chronicled in the first season of hit podcast “Serial.”

Phinn cited "the interests of justice and fairness," as well as evidence that could have affected the outcome of the case. Syed, 41, had been serving a life sentence over the murder of Hae Min Lee, his former girlfriend.

The season of “Serial” featuring his case became a pop-culture sensation when it debuted in 2014.

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