Adnan Syed charges dropped as Baltimore prosecutors abandon case against 'Serial' podcast subject
foxnews.comBaltimore prosecutors have dropped the charges against "Serial" podcast subject Adnan Syed, who had been convicted of killing a former girlfriend more than two decades ago, but saw his sentence vacated last month.
Judge Melissa Phinn granted Balitmore State's Attorney Marilyn Mosby's request to vacate Syed's sentence on September 19 based on new evidence, the existence of other potential suspects, and gave prosecutors 30 days to decide whether to re-try Syed in the 1999 murder of Hae Min Lee.
Mosby announced her decision in an afternoon news briefing. "We used advanced DNA to determine it was not Adnan Syed," Mosby told reporters, adding that genetic testing at the time of the slaying was not what it is now.
Adnan Syed was convicted and sentenced to life in prison in 2000 for the 1999 murder of Hae Min Lee. (AP Photo/Courtesy of Yusuf Syed) Balitmore police found Lee, 18, buried in a shallow grave at Leakin Park.
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