The Michigan brothers are granted a new trial after 25 years . New testimony from a purported witness was uncovered through Facebook , officials said . The new evidence led a judge to throw out convictions , according to officials . They are now getting a new trial -- set to start in mid August , according to court authorities -- after developments stemming from conversations on a Facebook page for people who had lived in a Detroit neighborhood in past decades . Raymond and Thomas Highers , both 46 , were sentenced to life in prison for a 1987 murder .
The Michigan brothers are granted a new trial after 25 years . New testimony from a purported witness was uncovered through Facebook , officials said . The new evidence led a judge to throw out convictions , according to officials . Raymond and Thomas Highers , both 46 , were sentenced to life in prison for a 1987 murder .