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Evidence in Hae Min Lee’s Murder Case Will Be Tested for DNA at Request of Adnan Syed and State Prosecutors

The 1999 murder of Hae Min Lee — and subsequent conviction of her ex-boyfriend, Adnan Syed — was highlighted in the hit podcast Serial, raising widespread suspicion that Syed was wrongfully accused.

Adnan Syed has long asserted that he didn’t kill his ex-girlfriend, 18-year-old Hae Min Lee, in 1999.

Convicted of first-degree murder and sentenced to life as a teenager, Syed has spent two decades fighting for his freedom — a fight amplified by the hit podcast Serial, which highlighted holes in Lee’s murder investigation and raised doubts about Syed’s guilt. Read the full story here ▶