Those who were frustrated that the murder mystery was not solved in the final episode of the widely popular podcast Serial will have the opportunity to hear the story live on.
Serial covered the story of the true-crime story of the 1999 murder of a Baltimore high school student, narrated by "This American Life" producer and reporter Sarah Koenig. The spinoff podcast called Undisclosed: The State v. Adnan Syed will launch on Monday, April 13 and pick up where Serial left off by telling another side of the story.
This news is music to listeners' ears since many craved for more once Serial had ended. The podcast, which first aired in October 2014 on, followed the story of the murder of 18-year-old Hae Min Lee and her ex-boyfriend, Adnan Syed, who was convicted of her murder.
This time around, a lawyer and supporter and family friend of Syed, Rabia Chaudry, will host the podcast spinoff, telling the story "from an investigative perspective instead of a narrative one." Along with Syed will be Susan Simpson and Colin Miller, lawyers who have blogged about the murder case.
It's important to add that Serial too was investigative and that Chaudry clearly wants to tell the side of the story from the perspective of her client, who maintains his innocence. Although the podcast spinoff will surely be biased, it will reveal new facts about the murder case that were not discussed in the original podcast.
Syed was been sentenced to life in prison 15 years ago and will appeal his conviction in January on the grounds that his defense attorney, Cristina Gutierrez, provided infective counsel.
Serial was aired by the public radio station WBEZ Chicago, becoming the first podcast to reach five million downloads in record-breaking time.
Undisclosed: The State v. Adnan Syed is being funded by the Adnan Syed Legal Trust, raising close to $93,000 in crowdfunding as of Monday.
The new podcast premieres on April 13 with bi-weekly episodes on its website.
Photo: Patrick Breitenbach | Flickr
Be sure to follow T-Lounge on Twitter and visit our Facebook page.
