WASHINGTON: The release this week of one of the main characters on the hit podcast “Serial” has reignited the debate over Americans’ “obsession” with true crime series and their effect on the US penal system.
When Adnan Syed walked out of the Baltimore courthouse free on Monday, 22 years after being given a life sentence for allegedly murdering his ex-girlfriend, a crowd of supporters greeted him with cheers.
Syed has always denied culpability in the 1999 murder of Hae Min Lee.
Among the supporters was Sarah Koenig, the journalist who in 2014 brought his case to the attention of millions of…
