Maryland appeals court denies Adnan Syed request to reconsider murder ruling

Focus of Serial podcast had 1999 murder conviction overturned but judge in March reinstated conviction on procedural grounds

The case of Adnan Syed, which inspired the hit podcast Serial, took another turn on Tuesday when a Maryland appeals court denied a request to reconsider the reinstitution of his conviction and life sentence for murder.

The case involves the 1999 murder of Syed's high school girlfriend, Hae Min Lee, who was 18 when she was found strangled and buried in a Baltimore park. Syed was 17 at the time.