of the high profile murder case which gave rise to the true crime podcast, serial. adnan syed was nineteen when he was sentenced to life in prison for the murder of his former girlfriend, hae min lee. he always maintained his innocence but it was the podcast that brought worldwide attention to his case, raising doubts about his conviction. (read 0n) case, raising doubts about his conviction.( i m joined now by vinoo varghese, a wall street criminal defence attorney, former prosecutor and visiting faculty at harvard law school. he s in new york. this is just this isjust one this is just one of those extraordinary cases, isn t it? ultimately, this is just one of those extraordinary cases, isn t it? ultimately, what this is just one of those extraordinary cases, isn t it? ultimately, what is this is just one of those extraordinary cases, isn t it? ultimately, what is it this is just one of those extraordinary cases, isn t it? ultimately, what is it the this is just one of those extraor
half his life in jail. but now prosecutors in the united states have dropped all charges against him as he has been cleared of the murder of his former girlfriend. his case gave rise to the true crime podcast, serial, which was followed by hundreds of millions of people. adnan syed was jailed at the age of 19 and he s always maintained his innocence but it was the podcast, which created the catalyst for his release. vinoo varghese is a wall street criminal defence attorney and former prosecutor. earlier, i asked him why this had come about now. well, what came is basically a change in administration in baltimore, and a unit that was there to investigate potential wrongful convictions, but this all started because of the podcast. the podcast, as you just said, drew international attention to this case. but for that podcast, and then the subsequent hbo documentary, which basically replayed
his case gave rise to the true crime podcast, serial, which was followed by hundreds of millions of people. adnan syed was jailed at the age of 19 and he s always maintained his innocence but it was the podcast, which created the catalyst for his release. vinoo varghese is a wall street criminal defence attorney and former prosecutor. earlier, i asked him why this had come about now. well, what came is basically a change in administration in baltimore, and a unit that was there to investigate potential wrongful convictions, but this all started because of the podcast. the podcast, as you just said, drew international attention to this case. but for that podcast, and then the subsequent hbo documentary, which basically replayed the podcast, a lot of people would not have known about this, and it s that podcast that basically, that one, as well as the netflix documentary, making a murderer, that has shed light or put sunlight upon prosecutors
out of persuading prosecutors to drop cases, it is clear what your strapline is going to be, vinoo. thank you very much for joining us. i appreciate that. my joining us. i appreciate that. my pleasure. the singer and actress olivia newton john, who became a global icon for her portrayal of sandy in the 1978 movie, grease, has died of cancer, at the age of 73. her stellar career included four grammy awards, and sales 0ur correspondent david sillito looks back at her life and remarkable career. # summer loving, had me a blast. # summer loving, happened so fast. # i met a girl crazy for me. # met a boy cute as can be.# sandy in grease was clean cut, fresh faced innocence, and it was john travolta who knew who would be perfect to play this slightly naive american teenager a 29 year old australian, olivia newton john.
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