September 2025 Bonus: The Case Against Adnan Syed, Part 5
the true crime that's worth your time
Who is it for, why now, and other questions about an update for a six-year-old docuseries.

The crime
The 1999 murder of Hae Min Lee.
The story
It's hard to parse The Case Against Adnan Syed, Part Five – why does it exist? Why is it here now, versus six months ago, when the Baltimore SA put a period (or at least a reasonably firm ellipsis) on Syed's case by resentencing Syed to time served? Why did HBO Max do (as far as I've seen) so little to promote it, besides letting the algo suggest it after I finished an episode of Task?
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