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Lyle and Erik Menendez will be resentenced after spending more than 30 years behind bars for the grisly 1989 shotgun murders of their parents in a case that captivated the nation and spawned a ...
In 2023, attorneys representing the Menendez brothers filed a petition that argued they should be granted relief from their prison sentences based on new allegations that speak to Jose Menendez ...
The brothers, who are serving life sentences for the 1989 murders of their parents, Jose and Kitty Menendez, previously submitted a habeas corpus petition in their bid for freedom after decades ...
The brothers have said they killed their parents out of self-defense after enduring a lifetime of physical, emotional and sexual abuse from them. Their attorneys argue that because of society's changing views on sexual abuse, that the brothers may not have been convicted of first-degree murder and sentenced to life without parole today.
Family members of the Menendez brothers plan to meet with newly elected Los Angeles County District Attorney Nathan Hochman on Friday, Jan. 3, to push for a reduced sentence for the pair.
The court reexamining the Menendez case indicates an institution reckoning with change. And it's not just one case bringing attention to sexual abuse of male victims .
Joseph Lyle Menendez (born January 10, 1968) [3] and Erik Galen Menendez (born November 27, 1970), [4] commonly referred to as the Menendez brothers, are American brothers convicted of killing their parents, José and Mary Louise "Kitty" Menendez, at their Beverly Hills home in 1989.
Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascón said Thursday he’ll recommend that a judge resentence Lyle and Erik Menendez nearly 30 years after the brothers were convicted of the murders ...