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Coverage dated March 21, 2022

Wrongly convicted brothers released after 25 years in prison

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LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Two Michigan brothers who were wrongfully convicted in the murder of a family friend walked free Tuesday and were reunited with their family after 25 years

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  1. Independent Tribune

    Wrongly convicted brothers released after 25 years in prison (opens Independent Tribune)

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    LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Two Michigan brothers who were wrongfully convicted in the murder of a family friend walked free Tuesday and were reunited with their family after 25 years

  2. Minneapolis Star Tribune

    Michigan judge sets aside brothers' 1997 murder convictions (opens Minneapolis Star Tribune)

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    After serving nearly 25 years in prison, two Michigan brothers who were wrongfully convicted of murder in their early 20s will walk free from prison Tuesday after a judge set aside their convictions.

  3. Triblive

    Wrongly convicted brothers released after 25 years in Michigan prison (opens Triblive)

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    LANSING, Mich. — Two Michigan brothers who were wrongfully convicted in the murder of a family friend walked free Tuesday and were reunited with their family after 25 years behind bars. George and Melvin DeJesus were convicted in the 1995 killing of Margaret Midkiff.

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