Season one investigated the 1999 murder of Hae Min Lee (Hangul: 이해민), an 18-year-old student at Woodlawn High School in Baltimore. The series was co-created and is co-produced by Koenig and Julie Snyder and developed by This American Life. Serial is an investigative journalism podcast hosted by Sarah Koenig, narrating a nonfiction story over multiple episodes. Wolfe was a football player at his high school whom also lived a double life by selling drugs on the side.
The case itself deals with a young highschool male named Justin Wolfe. In Serial 7, Host Sarah Koenig, compares another case to Adnan’s in her usual unbiased manner. Episode 1: The Alibi.Mail Chimp AdAutomated voice This is a Global-Tel link prepaid call from Adnan Syed an inmate at a Maryland Correctional facility Sarah Koenig For the last year, I've spent every working day trying to figure out where a high school kid was for. A spokesperson for Serial only said, 'Over the last few months they've been reporting on a variety of stories for both Seasons 2 and 3 of Serial, along with other podcast projects.' The first episode of the season was released, without any previous release date announcement, on December 10, 2015. Serial will follow one story – a true story. About “Episode 7: The Opposite of the Prosecution” Serial is a new podcast from the creators of This American Life, hosted by Sarah Koenig.