In the March 1, 1999 edition of the Baltimore Sun we find the 17 year old former boyfriend of Hae Min Lee was charged the previous day in the killing of the Woodlawn High School Student, whose body was found on February 9th, 1999 in 4400 block of Franklintown Road. Adnan Musud Syed was arrested at his home in 7000 block of of Johnnycake Road in Woodlawn. He was charged with first degree murder.
Syed and Lee, 18, were classmates and became friend is May of 1998. At some point in the relationship they started dating. "Apparently, Miss Lee wished to terminate the relationship, " police said.
Speaking for his grandparents and mother, Lee's brother, Young, 16, said news of the arrest brought the family some closure and some peace. "We were kind of surprised because she told us that he was one of her best friends," said Young Lee. Lee was last seen about 3PM, Jan 13, driving from school in her 1998 Nissan Sentra. She was going to pick up her 6 year old niece and then to to her after school job at a LensCrafters optical shop. a few weeks later, a man walking in a secluded area of the park found Lee's body partially buried. her car was found nearby. Autopsy results showed that Lee had been strangled. She was remember as a scholar-athlete who aspired to be an optician. She played on her school's lacrosse and field hockey teams and was manager of the wrestling team. Young Lee and his mother and sister emigrated from Korea seven years ago to live with his grandparents. Young Lee did not know how long his sister and Syed Dated but thinks she broke up with him in November.
0710/2024 I need to update all the twists and turns this case has made. Do not bother writing me nasty emails because I don't want to hear about you and Sarah Koenig. I have zero patience.