Hae Min Lee

A Maryland Appellate Court ruled on Tuesday that Adnan Syed’s murder case is being sent back to trial, citing that a lower court violated the murder victim’s family’s rights to attend the trial in person. Syed was convicted of murdering his high school girlfriend Hae Min Lee in 1999 and was sentenced to life in prison. Deadly Mississippi Tornado Kills More Than 2 Dozen | Extreme EarthThe podcast, Serial, brought new light to Syed’s case when an investigative reporter proved there was room for reasonable doubt that he may…

Photo: Brian Witte (AP)A Baltimore judge on Monday overturned the murder conviction of Adnan Syed, the man whose murder conviction served as the subject for the popular Serial podcast. Syed has spent over two decades behind bars serving a life sentence after prosecutors accused him of strangling and murdering his ex-girlfriend when he was 17 years old.Serial’s massive viewership and influence were credited in part for casting doubt on the murder charges and for renewing legal efforts to overrule his conviction. Now, 23…