US EditionA timeline of the Menendez brothers' double-murder case
- Los Angeles judge Michael Jesic will preside over resentencing hearings for Erik and Lyle Menendez on May 13 and 14, 2025, considering their potential release after nearly 30 years in prison.
- The hearings follow a resentencing petition initially filed by former district attorney George Gascón, who cited the brothers' rehabilitation and accomplishments while incarcerated.
- Since their 1996 life-without-parole sentencing for the 1989 double murder of their parents, the brothers have obtained education, led support groups, and attended self-help classes, though prosecutors dispute claims of sexual abuse and behavioral reform.
- Prosecutors, led by current district attorney Nathan Hochman, oppose resentencing, highlighting recent violations of prison regulations and asserting that the siblings committed the murders motivated by financial gain while not fully acknowledging their responsibility.
- If granted resentencing to 50 years to life, the brothers would become eligible for parole under California's youthful offender law, but release still requires state parole board approval amid ongoing legal disputes.
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Menendez brothers murder case has shocking update
Erik and Lyle Menendez are now eligible for parole after Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge Michael Jesic reduced their sentences Tuesday. from life in prison to 50 years to life. The brothers were convicted for the 1989 killing of their parents.
By Eric Levenson The question prosecutors are asking as they reexamine the murder convictions of Lyle and Erik Menendez isn't whether they killed their parents, but how culpable they really are. “There’s no question they committed the murder,” Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascón told CNN’s Jim Acosta on Saturday. “The question is, to what extent should they be held accountable, given all the circumstances?” The reexamination of th…
By Eric Levenson The question prosecutors are asking as they reexamine the murder convictions of Lyle and Erik Menendez isn't whether they killed their parents, but how culpable they really are. “There’s no question they committed the murder,” Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascón told CNN’s Jim Acosta on Saturday. “The question is, to what extent should they be held accountable, given all the circumstances?” The reexamination of th…
Mendendez brothers now eligible for parole after resentencing
Erik and Lyle Menendez, who were sentenced to life in prison for the 1989 murder of their parents in Beverly Hills, have had their sentences shortened to 50 years to life and are now eligible for parole. The Menendez brothers were sentenced to life without the possibility of parole in 1996 after being convicted of murdering their parents, José and Kitty, with a shotgun in their Beverly Hills mansion in 1989. A California judge has now (13 May) s…
Timeline of Erik, Lyle Menendez's Murder Case: From Arrest to Resentencing
Erik and Lyle Menendez MIKE NELSON/AFP via Getty Images Erik Menéndez and Lyle Menéndez‘s murder case has played out in the public for over three decades from two high-profile trials to a life sentence — and now a renewed chance at freedom. After their parents, José and Kitty Menéndez, were found dead in 1989, Erik and Lyle became the prime suspects. The brothers were both arrested in 1990 on two counts of first-degree murder. Two subsequent tri…
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Menendez brothers' attorneys call cousins, ex-judge and ex-inmate to testify for their release
A Los Angeles judge is listening to arguments this week over whether Erik and Lyle Menendez should receive reduced sentences. The brothers have spent more than 30 years in prison for killing their parents at their Beverly Hills home in…
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