Adnan Syed released after judge vacates murder conviction. Local attorney weighs in Published October 5, 2022 at 4:16 PM EDT Listen • 19:17 Brian Witte/AP / APAdnan Syed, center, leaves the Elijah E. Cummings Courthouse, Monday, Sept. 19, 2022, in Baltimore. A judge has ordered the release of Syed after overturning his conviction for a 1999 murder that was chronicled in the hit podcast “Serial.” (AP Photo/Brian Witte) Conversation with A. Dwight Pettit, world renowned attorney.