BALTIMORE — Adnan Syed, the man whose legal saga rose to international renown because of the hit podcast “Serial,” is free.
In an abrupt move, Baltimore prosecutors on Tuesday morning quietly dropped Syed’s criminal case stemming from the 1999 killing of Hae Min Lee.
Syed’s conviction was overturned last month, but his murder, kidnapping and robbery charges loomed while Baltimore State’s Attorney Marilyn Mosby’s office considered whether to try him again or to dismiss the case. Mosby said Tuesday afternoon her decision to drop the charges against Syed was based on never-before-tested DNA from Lee’s shoes.
