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It's a perfect storm that first started brewing in Fall 2014 with \u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/pop/tag/serial/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\u003cem>Serial\u003c/em>\u003c/a>\u003cem>,\u003c/em> a podcast that meticulously questioned the legitimacy of the conviction of Adnan Syed, for the murder of his then girlfriend, Hae Min Lee. \u003cem>Serial\u003c/em> didn't just capture the nation's attention (the way no other podcast has managed before or since), it also recently resulted in the granting of \u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/pop/2016/06/30/breaking-judge-vacates-murder-conviction-of-serials-adnan-syed-and-grants-new-trial/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">a new trial for Syed\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[aside postid='pop_103105']A few months after \u003cem>Serial\u003c/em>'s enormous success, HBO unleashed \u003ca href=\"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Jinx_(miniseries)\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\u003cem>The Jinx\u003c/em>\u003c/a>, a chilling documentary series that cataloged the life of real estate heir Robert Durst and the suspicious deaths peppered throughout his life. 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