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The podcast, "Undisclosed: The State v. Adnan Syed," is being
produced by a group of lawyers fighting to overturn the 2000
conviction of Adnan Syed.
Syed is serving a life sentence for killing his ex-girlfriend
and high school classmate, Hae Min Lee, on Jan. 13, 1999.
The bi-weekly episodes will examine and explore the case in
greater detail "from an investigatory perspective instead of a
narrative one," according to the "Undisclosed" podcast's
website.
The original podcast, "Serial," was released by the public radio
station WBEZ Chicago last October and was the fastest podcast
ever to reach 5 million downloads, according to Apple.
In February, the Maryland Court of Special Appeals agreed to
hear arguments for why Syed should be granted an appeal. Syed
has maintained that his defense attorney, Cristina Gutierrez,
provided him ineffective counsel.
The new podcast is being funded by the Adnan Syed Legal Trust,
which had raised nearly $93,000 in online donations as of
Monday, according to its fundraising page.
(Reporting by Lacey Ann Johnson; Editing by Mary Wisniewski and
Sandra Maler)
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