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Adnan Syed of Serial podcast will not serve additional jail time

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Adnan Syed was convicted in 1999 murder of his ex-girlfriend Hae Min Lee and sentenced to life in prison.

His case spawned the Serial podcast, which questioned key evidence in the case.

A Baltimore judge ruled that Syed "is not a danger to the public" and that "the interests of justice will be served better by a reduced sentence" Syed 's conviction in the murder case still stands.

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