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Menendez Brothers' Shot at Freedom Is Delayed Again

Resentencing hearings are on pause until next month

(Newser) - Erik and Lyle Menendez's bid for shorter sentences and a shot at freedom has again been delayed due to disputes among prosecutors and the brothers' lawyers, the AP reports. Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Michael Jesic on Thursday set a new hearing for May 9 to tackle two issues...

Menendez Aunt Hospitalized After Court Sees Grisly Photos

Family calls for DA's office to be removed from case

(Newser) - Terry Baralt, the 85-year-old aunt of Lyle and Erik Menendez, was hospitalized in critical condition after she viewed graphic crime scene images during a court hearing Friday related to the Menendez brothers' resentencing efforts, the family says. Baralt, who is battling colon cancer, traveled from New Jersey to support...

Judge: Menendez Brothers Can Continue to Seek Freedom

The LA district attorney previously shut down their efforts for a new trial

(Newser) - A judge ruled Friday that Erik and Lyle Menendez's resentencing hearings can continue despite opposition from the Los Angeles County district attorney, reports the AP . They were sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole at ages 18 and 21 after being convicted of murdering their parents,...

Ahead of Parole Hearing, Menendez Brothers 'Hopeful'

Erik and Lyle Menendez speak about their possible freedom in a new special

(Newser) - For more than 35 years, Erik and Lyle Menendez have been behind bars in California for the murder of their parents—but now, for the first time, the brothers are allowing themselves to feel optimistic about a possible release. "My brother and I are cautiously hopeful," Lyle Menendez,...

Menendez Brothers' Family Denounces DA's Assertion

Relatives lead rally calling for brothers' release

(Newser) - The family of Erik and Lyle Menendez on Thursday rejected claims by the Los Angeles district attorney that the brothers hadn't appropriately taken responsibility for the 1989 killing of their parents and said that any lies they told during their murder trial were due to trauma and fear, the...

Menendez Brothers to Appear Before Parole Board

Risk assessments will factor into their bid for clemency, says Gavin Newsom

(Newser) - The Menendez brothers will appear before the California parole board as Gov. Gavin Newsom considers clemency for the pair convicted of murdering their parents in 1989. Newsom said Tuesday that the board would hold separate hearings for Erik and Lyle Menendez, 54 and 57 respectively, on June 13, then issue...

New DA Opposes Menendez Resentencing

He wants to withdraw resentencing motion filed by his predecessor, but a separate one will proceed

(Newser) - Los Angeles County District Attorney Nathan Hochman is pushing back against efforts to free the Menendez brothers. Hochman, who was elected in November, has asked a court to withdraw a resentencing motion that his predecessor, George Gascon, filed last year. Hochman said Monday that Erik and Lyle Menendez have lied...

Newsom Hints at Clemency for Menendez Brothers

He's ordered a report on whether brothers would be threat to public if released

(Newser) - The latest twist in the Menendez case appears to be a promising one for the brothers. California Gov. Gavin Newsom has ordered the state parole board to carry out a "comprehensive risk assessment" to determine whether the brothers would pose a risk to the public if released, the Guardian...

New Los Angeles DA on a New Menendez Brothers Trial: Nope

Nathan Hochman, who took over in December, has a different stance on the case than his predecessor

(Newser) - The Mendendez brothers may have lost whatever momentum they had in requesting a new trial for the 1989 murders of their parents. CNN reports that new Los Angeles County District Attorney Nathan Hochman recommended Friday that a judge reject Erik and Lyle Menendez's request for a new trial due...

Prosecutors Who Advocated for Menendez Bros Plan to Sue DA

They say district attorney retaliated over their support for the brothers

(Newser) - Two prosecutors who advocated for the Menendez brothers to be resentenced have filed notices indicating they plan to sue the Los Angeles County district attorney over alleged retaliation. They say DA Nathan Hochman and his deputy DA defamed, harassed, and discriminated against them after they backed resentencing the brothers, whose...

Menendez Brothers' Key Hearing Gets Pushed

Los Angeles-area wildfires cause delay

(Newser) - A new sentencing hearing for brothers Lyle and Erik Menendez in the killing of their parents has been delayed for nearly two months because of Southern California's wildfires. Recently elected Los Angeles County District Attorney Nathan Hochman said in a statement Friday that the hearing planned for Jan. 30...

Menendez Brothers Won't Be Released This Year

New DA says he needs time to review the case

(Newser) - Erik and Lyle Menendez won't be getting out of prison until 2025 at the earliest. At a preliminary hearing Monday, Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Michael Jesic pushed back a resentencing hearing from Dec. 11 to Jan. 30, saying he needed time to review 17 boxes of evidence, People...

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What's Next for Menendez Brothers

LA County district attorney is now supporting their clemency bids

(Newser) - LA County's district attorney said Wednesday that California's governor should grant the clemency requests the Menendez brothers submitted to him Monday, NBC News reports. "I strongly support clemency for Erik and Lyle Menendez, who are currently serving sentences of life without possibility of parole," George Gascó...

During Prison Stay, Menendez Brothers Made It Beautiful

Erik and Lyle Menendez launched beautification project in 2018 at San Diego detention center

(Newser) - Nearly 30 years after they killed their parents, Erik and Lyle Menendez launched a beautification project in the California prison where they're serving life sentences. Their project was inspired by the Norwegian approach to incarceration that believes rehabilitation in humane prisons surrounded by nature leads to successful reintegration into...

Resentence Menendez Brothers, Prosecutors Will Urge Judge

Decision could lead to convicts being paroled or released

(Newser) - Prosecutors will recommend that a judge resentence Erik and Lyle Menendez for the 1989 killings of their parents in the family's Beverly Hills home, providing the brothers with a chance at freedom after 34 years behind bars. Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascon announced Thursday that his office...

Menendez Relatives Gather to Call for Release of Brothers

'As their aunt, I had no idea of the extent of the abuse they suffered'

(Newser) - Dozens of relatives of Erik and Lyle Menendez gathered outside a Los Angeles courthouse Wednesday to call for the release of the brothers, who were sentenced to life in prison with no hope of parole almost 30 years ago. People reports that family members described the brothers as victims, not...

Kim Kardashian: It's Time to Free the Menendez Brothers

In op-ed, Kardashian says of brothers who killed their parents: 'They are not monsters'

(Newser) - With a TV series now airing on Netflix about Erik and Lyle Menendez, the brothers who shot their wealthy parents to death in 1989 and are spending life in prison, their case has drawn new attention. On that list is Kim Kardashian, who's studying to become a lawyer . In...

Menendez Brothers Could Be Re-Sentenced

DA is re-evaluating the case

(Newser) - New evidence in the 1989 murders of Jose and Kitty Menendez is being reviewed, Los Angeles prosecutors say, in an effort to re-evaluate whether the couple's sons, Lyle and Erik Menendez, should be serving life sentences after being convicted of the murders. Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascó...

Menendez Brothers to Break Silence for Netflix Show

Announcement follows Erik Menendez's criticism of Ryan Murphy's Monsters

(Newser) - Convicted killers Lyle and Erik Menendez will participate in an upcoming Netflix documentary after bashing a series about them now airing on the platform. Erik Menendez's wife, Tami, shared a statement Thursday in which her husband criticized Netflix and Ryan Murphy Productions for the brothers' portrayal in Monsters: The ...

Menendez Brothers Case 'Is a Manslaughter Case': Lawyer

'This is a manslaughter case, not a murder case. It's just that simple'

(Newser) - Following the discovery of a letter and other evidence that their lawyer says should get the Menendez brothers' murder convictions vacated, the Los Angeles County District Attorney's Office is investigating the claims in the habeas petition filed by the attorney last year. In the meantime, 48 Hours took a...

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