'Of course, it’s important that there’s not a DNA match of Adnan Syed,” Miller said. He too expected Syed’s DNA to show up if the couple actually struggled in the car. University of South Carolina law professor Colin Miller has been tracking the case. And so, the results will likely inspire more debate over guilt or innocence. But the recent findings bring the most comprehensive tests in the highly scrutinized case. “After receipt of results of the testing, no further action was warranted,” Coombs said.Īuthorities had conducted a limited DNA test when Lee was murdered.

Neither side has yet presented the findings to the court. Prosecutors received the results with Brown last October. State prosecutors routinely take action to exonerate defendants when new evidence emerges to prove their innocence. “There will be more news from us very soon.” “We haven’t settled on a final strategy,” Brown said. It remains unknown what steps the defense will take with the results. Syed’s defense could have requested such a DNA test at any time in about the last 20 years, prosecutors said. The recent testing, however, found none.”įilmmakers hinted at the DNA evidence in the third episode of the documentary series “The Case Against Adnan Syed.” In the episode’s final moments, Brown sends an email with “DNA request form,” then the screen goes dark. “If such a struggle occurred,” Brown said, “it seems likely that the assailant’s DNA would have been present under the victim’s fingernails, or somewhere else inside the car.

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