Adnan Syed of ‘Serial’ Podcast Will Remain Free, Judge Rules (1)

Adnan Syed, subject of the viral podcast “Serial” that called into question his conviction for murdering his ex-girlfriend, will not return to prison after a Baltimore judge Thursday reduced his sentence to time served.

Judge Jennifer Schiffer of the Baltimore City Circuit Court reduced Syed’s life sentence, but his conviction in 2000 by a state jury for killing his classmate Hae Min Lee will remain in place. The judge ruled that that Syed “is no longer a danger to public safety” and that his freedom would be in “the interests of justice.”

Syed was released from prison in 2022 while ...