Convicted murderer in ‘Serial’ podcast allowed to call new witness

(Reuters) – A Baltimore man serving life for murder, whose conviction was called into question by last year’s “Serial” podcast, will get a chance to call a new witness who says she can give him an alibi. The Maryland Court of Special Appeals granted Adnan Syed an opportunity to call a woman who said in an affidavit she saw him at a library around the time of the murder of his ex-girlfriend and high school classmate, Hae Min Lee, on Jan. 13, 1999

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Convicted murderer in ‘Serial’ podcast allowed to call new witness