The statement did not go into specifics about where the DNA came from.
Here are the basics of the podcast and the case explained.
Who is Adnan Syed?
As the Serial podcast pointed out, there were numerous issues with the case.
Syed himself was born and raised in the US.
He dated Hae Min Lee while they were Baltimore-area high-school students.
What were some of the problems with the case?
Syed’s attorney, Cristina Guitierrez, was disbarred with her consent in 2001 and then died in 2004.
The court concluded the trial was flawed because the state failed to disclose key evidence.
What is Serial’s connection?
In the fall 2014, there was no hotter podcast than Serial when it began unfolding Syed’s case.
In fact, it was Serial that taught many people what a podcast even was.
It won a Peabody Award in 2015.
What is Syed doing now?
In September, Syed was photographed leaving the Baltimore courthouse to the cheers of supporters.
At the time he was ordered to home detention and required to wear a GPS monitor.
With the charges dropped, he is now off home detention and is a free man.
He did not immediately make a public statement.
In a short video, he’s seen eating samosas out of a refrigerator.
Chaudry captioned the video, “Leftovers at home never tasted so good!!”
One last picture and Im heading home.
Syed’s supporters may be relieved, but Lee’s murder remains unsolved.
“The family received no notice and their attorney was offered no opportunity to be present at the proceeding.
All this family ever wanted was answers and a voice.
Today’s actions robbed them of both.”
When he did, he told the court he felt blindsided and betrayed,according toThe Baltimore Sun.
“This is not a podcast for me,” he said.
“This is real life.”
“It’s killing me.”
Will Serial offer an update?
Back in September, the podcastreleased a new episodeoutlining the latest developments.
A Baltimore prosecutor stumbles upon two handwritten notes in Adnans case file.
The information was never shared with Syed’s attorney.
Both were known to detectives at the time.
Serial didn’t name the suspects, but Koenig said she knows who they are.
It just points out flaws in Syed’s case.
