True crime's popularity brings real change for defendants and society. It's not all good

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — In 1989, Americans were riveted by the shotgun murders of Jose and Kitty Menendez in their Beverly Hills mansion by their own children. Lyle and Erik Menendez were sentenced to life in prison and lost all subsequent appeals. But today, more than three decades later, they...

Adnan Syed's murder conviction still stands in ‘Serial’ case as court orders new hearing

ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — Adnan Syed’s murder conviction still stands after Maryland’s highest court Friday ordered a redo of the hearing that freed him. The court ruled that the earlier proceeding violated the rights of the victim’s family, marking the latest development in a legal saga that...

Maryland's highest court orders redo of court hearing that freed Adnan Syed, whose case was focus of "Serial" podcast

ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — Maryland's highest court orders redo of court hearing that freed Adnan Syed, whose case was focus of "Serial" podcast.