In 1999, Hae Min Lee, a senior at Woodlawn High School in Maryland, went missing. When her body was found a month later, Adnan Syed, her ex-boyfriend, was arrested and convicted of strangling her.

This article is part of The Poynter 50, a series reflecting on 50 moments and people that shaped journalism over the past half-century — and continue to influence its future. As Poynter celebrates its ...

The legal battle over Adnan Syed’s conviction, scrutinized a decade ago in the hit podcast “Serial,” keeps twisting and turning, even after prosecutors freed him from more than 23 years in prison for ...

The New York Times acquired Serial Productions, the company behind the eponymous breakout true-crime podcast, in July 2020. It now has its first Serial Productions podcast hosted by one of its own ...

People are obsessed with true crime these days. From documentaries to books to podcasts, people just can’t seem to get enough. It’s no wonder that true crime has become one of the most popular genres ...

It is difficult to remember a time when podcasts did not rule the internet. Podcasting really took hold during the pandemic, for obvious reasons, and now it seems like there is a podcast for anything, ...