finally, tommy and ray highers filed into court. the brothers who from day one insisted they were innocent, whose family never stopped believing in them, looking like just what they were. survivors of a quarter century in prison. it was pins and needles. i mean, it was our life. because if he didn t believe what he was hearing we were going right back to the state and there was never no more relief. and this was it? this was it. for sure. good morning, your honor. valerie newman, public defenders office. when i got to the hearing, it was all out warfare. the defense began laying out this strange tale from the start. with mary evans and her 2009 facebook post. ms. evans, why have you come forward in this case? you know, on the streets i always heard that highers didn t do it. next, the d. c. lawyer who just happened to answer that post of mary s. would you please set your name for the record? kevin zieleniewski? on the stand kevin re-told
said and believed for the last 25 years. john s story, which could ve disappeared forever, had it not been for mary s facebook posts and kevin s steel truck memory, now give aunt jan and all those who loved and believed in tommy unruly, new determination. the family brought in a whole new legal team. with one goal. nail down the evidence. get the brothers out of prison. attorneys jan knabb and valerie newman. i thought this case should have never been charged. a mistake happened. a mistake happened and it ended up with two men spending potentially the rest of their lives in prison. now, if only the team could find the other people who were in the car with john that night. and if they all told the same story, well, maybe then they d have something. coming up after more than two decades, the moment of truth. it was pins and needles. i mean, it was our life. this was it? this was it, for sure.