“Prosecutors in Baltimore have dropped charges against Adnan Syed, the man who was released from prison last month after having served 22 years for the murder of Hae Min Lee, his former girlfriend. Lee’s death and Syed’s conviction were the subject of the hit podcast Serial.
“In a press conference Tuesday afternoon, the state’s attorney for Baltimore, Marilyn Mosby, said that recently tested DNA completely exculpated Syed from the crime: “His DNA was excluded,” Mosby said. She declined to say if any other known suspects may be implicated in the recent DNA testing, saying that the investigation is ongoing.
“Mosby said that her office received the DNA results on Friday, but dropped the charges against Syed Tuesday, in hopes of contacting Lee’s relatives first.
“She said that the prosecutors had received no response from the Lee family’s attorney, including as recently as early Tuesday afternoon.”
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