BALTIMORE — At trial more than two decades ago, DNA analysis didn’t help Baltimore prosecutors convince a jury to find Adnan Syed guilty in the killing of his ex-girlfriend, Hae Min Lee.
Twenty-two years later, the results of new DNA analysis on evidence collected in the 1999 homicide could be the last bit of information Baltimore State’s Attorney Marilyn Mosby needs to drop Syed’s charges.
While a Baltimore judge overturned Syed’s conviction Sept. 19 at the request of Mosby’s prosecutors, Syed remains charged with murder in the death of his Woodlawn High School classmate. Mosby’s office has 30 days to decide whether to bring him back to trial or to dismiss his case.
