Adnan Syed, subject of the podcast Serial, is escorted from a courthouse in February 2016. An appellate court has upheld a previous decision to vacate Syed's 2000 conviction Karl Merton Ferron/Baltimore Sun/TNS via Getty Images hide caption
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Officials escort Adnan Syed from the courthouse in Baltimore on Feb. 3 after the first day of hearings for a retrial. A judge granted the new trial, but on Thursday he denied Syed's motion to be released while he waits for the retrial. Baltimore Sun/TNS via Getty Images hide caption
Officials escort Serial podcast subject Adnan Syed from the courthouse on Feb. 3 following the completion of the first day of hearings for a retrial in Baltimore. A judge granted the new trial — and now Syed has requested that he be released on bail while he waits for the retrial. Karl Merton Ferron/Baltimore Sun/TNS via Getty Images hide caption
On Dec. 10, 2014, prison artwork created by Adnan Syed sits near family photos in the Baltimore home of his mother, Shamim Syed. Syed, convicted in 2000 of murdering his girlfriend, is appearing at a hearing Wednesday to request a new trial, based on evidence uncovered by the podcast Serial. Patrick Semansky/AP hide caption
A video frame grab of Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl released by the Voice of Jihad website shows the soldier during his captivity. Bergdahl is the subject of the second season of Serial. AP hide caption
Now 35, Adnan Syed has been granted a new hearing by a Maryland circuit court. He's seen here in an undated photo provided by his brother, Yusuf Syed. AP hide caption