Adnad Syed has been in jail for 15 years for the murder of his high school ex-girlfriend outside of Baltimore in 1999. However, it has been determined through diligent and exhaustive research that his guilt was absolutely not proven beyond a reasonable doubt, which is required to validate a criminal conviction in the United States.
In addition and maybe more importantly, the defending attorney for Adnan Syed failed in her responsibility to research and present very basic evidence that could have significantly altered the direction of the legal proceedings.
To find out more about Adnan Syed and Sarah Koenig's Serial, go to www.serialpodcast.org.