we asked scott roxburgh why it took so long to revive the evidence that was brought to life. >> this type of reassessment of a murder case virtually ver happens in the united ates justice system. the fact that it has happed is quit astounding. the fact tt it took so long has to do with this -- the very slow wheels of justice in the united states. it took a long time for the court of public opinion to build up pressure against the conviction of sayyid, to force the prosecution in this case to re-examine its evidence and come to this conclusion that there might actually be some problems with it, leading to make the decision to release him temporarily at least. this is an incredibly rare. i don't think it should be surprising. without this podcast, he would still be in jail today. his case was made public and the problems with his conviction were made public and shown to an incredibly large audience. people forget this was the super -- first super hit podcast. it had tens of millions of downloads back at a time where virtually no one was listening to podcasts. it popularized a genre a p