💰 Prosecutors drop case against Adnan Syed, subject of ‘Serial’ podcast

TL;DR

On Tuesday, after new testing found no trace of Syed’s DNA, prosecutors said they would not keep pursuing the case against him, because Syed was “not involved” in the killing.Syed was convicted in 2000 for the killing of 18-year-old Hae Min Lee, his ex-girlfriend, whose body was found in Baltimore’s Leakin Park the year before.Mosby on Tuesday vowed to “use every available resource to prosecute whoever is responsible for the death of Hae Min Lee.” In the course of a year-long investigation that led to the decision to vacate Syed’s conviction, the state’s attorney’s office said it uncovered evidence that showed prosecutors had known of two other potential suspects — including at least one who they said had a motive to kill Lee.“We attempted to wait for confirmation of notice before releasing anything publicly, but we still, at this point, have not heard back from that attorney,” she said.Rabia Chaudry, a close family friend of Syed who had long advocated for his innocence, said Tuesday that her prayers had been answered now that Syed can return home “with his dignity and reputation restored.”“I want to say to Adnan that I love you little brother, and I can’t wait for the world to get to know you,” she said in a statement that also called for Lee’s killer to be arrested."

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