News DNA evidence clears Adnan Syed in ‘Serial’ case; murder charges dropped, prosecutors say October 11, 2022Christine Fernando and Celina Tebor, USA TODAYComments Off on DNA evidence clears Adnan Syed in ‘Serial’ case; murder charges dropped, prosecutors say Prosecutors dropped charges against Adnan Syed in the 1999 killing of Hae Min Lee, a case that was chronicled in the first season of "Serial."