As fans of Serial will already know, Lee’s body was found in Baltimore’s Leakin Park, one month after she had been reported as missing.

The popular student, who had excelled in lacrosse and field hockey, had previously dated and broken up with Syed, a fellow student at Woodlawn High.

This granted him with a motive for her murder (according to the state).

The young Muslim was sentenced to life in prison – but he has consistently maintained his innocence, pointing out on Serial that, according to evidence compiled against him, he only had a 21-minute window in which he could have murdered his ex-girlfriend.

This was re-examined further in Sarah Koenig’s 12-episode podcast, during which she also revisited evidence and questioned the legitimacy of the case against Syed.

Her award-winning podcast sparked many heated debates and arguments about what actually happened on 13 January 1999 – and inspired many to campaign for Syed’s freedom.

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