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A copy of a letter allegedly sent by Erik Menendez in 1988 and an affidavit from a former member of the 1980s boy band Menudo accusing Jose Menendez of rape were among the potential new pieces of ...
Relatives of Lyle and Erik Menendez on Wednesday called for their release from prison after more than 30 years as the Los Angeles County district attorney weighs new evidence in the murder of ...
Family members call for release of Menendez brothers. The brothers' family said Wednesday that the siblings should either be let go or given a new trial, citing the new evidence and the evolution ...
The new evidence includes a letter Erik Menendez purportedly wrote to his cousin eight months before the murders detailing alleged abuse. ... asked the court Monday for the brothers' release ...
Los Angeles District Attorney George Gascon said earlier this month that his office was reviewing new evidence that could lead to the release or a new trial of the brothers, who have long said ...
Geragos said the brothers' conviction should be thrown out in light of the new evidence, which could set them free immediately for the killings at 722 N. Elm Drive or result in them being ...
Using the new evidence, the petition seeks to vacate their first-degree murder convictions in pursuit of a lesser charge such as manslaughter, which could result in an early release from prison.
Both Menendez brothers filed habeas corpus petitions with the Supreme Court of California in 1999, which were denied. They filed the same petitions in the United States District Court and that was ...