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The brothers were both arrested in 1990 on two counts of first-degree murder. Two subsequent trials resulted in Erik and Lyle’s conviction and a life sentence without the possibility of parole.
Jan. 13, 1994: Sentenced to life without parole. A mistrial was declared after separate juries for the brothers could not reach a unanimous verdict on whether they should be convicted of murder ...
The episode, "The Menendez Brothers: Murder in Beverly Hills", ends with a telephone interview of Lyle from jail with Chris Cuomo. [111] In 2020, BuzzFeed Unsolved featured the Menendez brothers in a one-episode special, "How They Were Caught: The Menendez Brothers". [112]
A Complete Timeline of Erik and Lyle Menendez’s Murder Case: From Arrest to Sentencing to New Hearing After two trials, they were ultimately found guilty of first-degree murder and sentenced to ...
March 1996: Jurors convict both brothers of first-degree murder. July 1996: The brothers are sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole. May 2023: Attorneys for the Menendez brothers ask the court to reconsider the conviction and sentence in light of new evidence from a former member of the boy band Menudo, who said he was ...
In the second, allegations of abuse and supporting testimonies were restricted, and Lyle and Erik Menendez were convicted of first-degree murder in March 1996. After their convictions, the ...
The brothers' attorneys said the new evidence includes a letter Erik Menendez wrote in 1988 — the year before the murders — to his uncle Andy Cano, describing the sexual abuse he had endured from his father. The brothers asked their lawyers about it after it was mentioned in a 2015 Barbara Walters television special.
They are accused of first-degree murder. July 1993: The Menendez brothers go on trial in a Los Angeles courtroom, each with a separate jury, in a trial televised on Court TV. Prosecutors argued ...