Prosecutors drop murder charges against adnan syed in 1999 killing of hae min lee.

The case was chronicled in the hit prdcast ‘Serial’.

Prosecutors on Tuesday dropped charges against Adnan Syed in the 1999 murder of Hae Min Lee, a case chronicled on the first season of the hit podcast “Serial.”

Emily Vitti, a spokeswoman for the Baltimore city state attorney’s office, said in an email that her office has dropped its case against Syed and would release further details about her decision later on Tuesday.

Laura Nirider, co-director of the Center on Wrongful Punishment at Northwestern Pritzker School of Law, who accompanied Syed when he came out of prison last month, previously tweeted: “Breaking news: results after latest round of DNA tests produce Just like in the previous rounds of trial, except for Adnan Syed, he has now been formally acquitted!”

Born: Lahore,

PakistanEducation: University of Maryland, Baltimore County (BA) George Mason University Antonin Scalia Law School (JD)

Occupation: Lawyer and writer

Known for: Advocating for Adnan Syed