In 1999, Hae Min Lee, a senior at Woodlawn High School in Maryland, went missing. When her body was found a month later, Adnan Syed, her ex-boyfriend, was arrested and convicted of strangling her.

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In 2014, the story of Adnan Syed and Hae Min Lee gripped the world. But the crime in question happened 15 years earlier. Lee, a Baltimore-area high school student, was strangled to death in 1999. Her ...

Sarah Koenig poses with her award for top true crime podcast "Serial" at the 74th Annual Peabody Awards Ceremony. Like true crime books, the best true crime podcasts plunge you into a world of murder, ...

People are obsessed with true crime these days. From documentaries to books to podcasts, people just can’t seem to get enough. It’s no wonder that true crime has become one of the most popular genres ...

Serial will be back in March with its long-awaited fourth season. The popular podcast will return for a nine-episode fourth season on March 28, with a focus on Guantanamo. The announcement was made ...