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Prosecutors Announce Major Update In The Hae Min Lee Murder Case

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Updated 09:37 11 Mar 2022 GMTPublished 08:13 11 Mar 2022 GMT

Prosecutors Announce Major Update In The Hae Min Lee Murder Case

The 1999 murder of Hae Min Lee led to the conviction of her ex-boyfriend Adnan Syed.

Gregory Robinson

Gregory Robinson

There has been an update in the 1999 murder case of 18-year-old Hae Min Lee, whose ex-boyfriend, Adnan Syed, was convicted.

Syed was found guilty of first degree murder and sentenced to life behind bars in 2000, has always asserted his innocence and has fought to reverse the conviction for more than two decades.

Things may be turning in his favour, after Syed's legal team filed a joint motion with the Baltimore City State's Attorney for modern DNA tested to be conducted on Lee's clothes, shoes and rape kit.

Adnan Syed has maintained his innocence for more than two decades since his conviction. (
HBO)

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The motion was obtained by People, and the publication reports the motion states the items have never been tested for DNA.

DNA testing could potentially rule out Syed and identify new suspects who might have been unknown to investigators in 1999.

Syed's legal team would not request DNA testing on the items if they did not believe that it would rule him innocent in the murder case.

Defence attorney Erica J. Suter showed enthusiasm after the legal motion was filed and told People: "We are eager to finally have access to the forensic tools to establish Mr. Syed's innocence."

Adnan Syed in 2019. (
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The murder case has fascinated true crime fans for years, particularly listeners of the true crime podcast Serial.

The first season of the podcast focused solely on this case when it was released in 2014, and identified holes in the investigation, which raised doubts about whether the right person had been convicted for the horrific crime.

Lee was a high school student when she vanished on 13th January 1999 in Baltimore County, Maryland. Her body was discovered in a city park on 9th February and was identified two days later.

The murder case was investigated in the podcast Serial. (
HBO)

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The case was immediately investigated as a homicide and Syed was arrested and charged with first-degree murder on 28th February.

Syed was convicted of first degree murder, kidnapping, false imprisonment, and robbery on the 25th February 2000 after a six-week trial.

In 2016, Adnan was granted a retrial by the Maryland Court of Special Appeals on the grounds that he had received ineffective legal counsel at his original trial, however this was denied by Maryland Court of Appeals in March 2019 in a split 4–3 ruling.

Featured Image Credit: HBO

Topics: True Crime, News

Gregory Robinson
Gregory Robinson

Gregory is a journalist working for Tyla. After graduating with a master's degree in journalism, he has worked for both print and online publications and is particularly interested in TV, (pop) music and lifestyle. He loves Madonna, teen dramas from the '90s and prefers tea over coffee.

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