Hae Min Lee's family has made it clear that this has been a very painful time for them. TSIOULCAS: That testing was done on clothing items of Lee's that had never been analyzed before, including a pair of her shoes that contained someone else's DNA. MARILYN MOSBY: Adnan Syed - his DNA was excluded. The state's attorney for Baltimore City, Marilyn Mosby, held a press conference. They chose the latter due to some recently tested DNA that showed that Adnan Syed was not part of the crime. The prosecutors then had 30 days to decide if they wanted to pursue a new trial against Syed or drop the charges altogether. The case was the subject of a hit podcast, "Serial." Here's NPR culture correspondent Anastasia Tsioulcas.ĪNASTASIA TSIOULCAS, BYLINE: The court recently vacated Adnan Syed's conviction after prosecutors said they had new information about two alternative suspects, thanks to a yearlong investigation. He was convicted in 2000 for the killing of Hae Min Lee, his former girlfriend. Prosecutors in Baltimore have dropped all charges against Adnan Syed.
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