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Convicted murderer who gained fame in 'Serial' podcast wins right to appeal case

Adnan Syed was convicted of strangling his ex-girlfriend Hae Min Lee in 1999 while the two were high school students outside Baltimore. Now, a Maryland court has overturned a lower court's ruling, granting Syed's request to appeal that murder conviction. NBC's Kristen Welker reports.
/ Source: TODAY

Adnan Syed was convicted of strangling his ex-girlfriend Hae Min Lee in 1999 while the two were high school students outside Baltimore. Now, a Maryland court has overturned a lower court’s ruling, granting Syed’s request to appeal that murder conviction. NBC’s Kristen Welker reports.