Without him Serial podcast, Adnan Syed likely would have remained in prison for the remainder of his life sentence. Sarah Koenig’s disclosure of wrongdoing in Syed’s sentencing affirmed Syed’s claim that he was innocent and exposed prosecution misconduct at sentencing. In mid-September 2022, a Baltimore court freed Adnan, 23 years after his error-ridden trial.
Since 2014, Adnan has rarely made news headlines as the media documented his failed appeals. Syed also became a sensation on Reddit, where netizens talked about his trial, innocence, and his life sentence.
Through Reddit, the world found out that Syed found love behind bars.
Syed married a woman named Kendra in 2008 and divorced two years later.
For a long time, the rumor that Syed was getting married was just that: a rumor. Sarah Koenig did not mention the marriage in Serialmany people refused to believe that Syed had married.
However, in 2015, Rabia Chaudry, Syed’s friend and presenter of the not revealed podcast, confirmed that Syed got married in prison. “Yes, that’s right, married but divorced afterwards”, the podcast tweeted. “They are still friends today.”
The podcast indicated that Syed’s ex-wife had no connection to the case. She added that Koenig refused to include the marriage on her podcast to keep people’s attention on Adnan’s case.
Adnan and Kendra met at the Jessup Correctional Institution while she was visiting another inmate. Kendra was reportedly the daughter of one of the inmates.
As reported by LAD Bible, Chaudry wrote a book claiming that Syed presented a dowry of $10,000 from the money he had saved working behind bars. In 2008, Adnan and Syed got married in an Islamic ceremony.
The couple divorced two years later: Adnan’s relocation to a maximum security prison interrupted his communication with Kendra.
According to Rabia, Syed and Kendra remained friends. They get a chance to rekindle their romance after Adnan’s recent release from prison.
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