![]() They relied in part on mobile phone location data that has since been proven unreliable. Prosecutors argued he was a scorned lover who had strangled Ms Lee and hid her body in Baltimore's Leakin Park with the help of a friend. ![]() Prosecutors then had 30 days to decide whether they would proceed with a new trial or drop the charges against Syed.Īdnan Syed and Serial: What you need to knowĪfter the murder of his high school classmate and ex-girlfriend Hae Min Lee in 1999, a jury found Syed guilty of premeditated murder, kidnapping, robbery and false imprisonment. The 41-year-old's murder conviction was quashed last month after prosecutors identified two other potential suspects following a year-long case review. Syed's innocence still needs to be cemented through a formal certification process, Ms Mosby said. She also apologised to the families of Ms Lee and Adnan Syed, who she said spent 23 years behind bars due to a "wrongful conviction". "Today, justice is done," Ms Mosby said, adding her office will continue its efforts to prosecute anyone who is responsible for Ms Lee's death. ![]() ![]() The charges were dropped due to the completion of touch DNA testing on Ms Lee's clothes for the first time, which uncovered multiple DNA samples on her shoes - none of which belonged to Adnan Syed.
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