US prosecutors have dropped all charges against Adnan Syed, a Baltimore man whose case garnered worldwide attention through the hit crime podcast Serial.
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Adnan has served 23 years in prison after he was convicted of the murder of his ex-girlfriend, Hae Min Lee. However, his conviction was quashed last month and it was announced that all charges had been dropped.
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In a press conference, Baltimore state’s attorney Marilyn Mosby said the dropping of charges means the case against Syed is closed and cannot be charged again.
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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