LA County district attorney sends letters requesting clemency for Menendez brothers

LA District Attorney Asks Governor to Grant Clemency for Menendez Brothers

Los Angeles District Attorney George Gascón on Oct. 30 requested that Gov. Gavin Newsom grant clemency to convicted murderers Erik and Lyle Menendez, supporting their attorney’s petition. The clemency request follows Gascón’s court filing Friday asking a Superior Court judge to resentence the brothers, who were convicted in 1996 of fatally shooting their parents in Beverly Hills. In his request, Gascón said he supported clemency because of “cred…

LA County district attorney sends letters requesting clemency for Menendez brothers

By Matthew J. Friedman and Karina Tsui, CNN (CNN) — Los Angeles District Attorney George Gascón “strongly supports” Erik and Lyle Menendez’s bid for clemency and has written letters on behalf of each brother to California Gov. Gavin Newsom, he announced Wednesday. The letters, published by Gascón’s office, describe the 1989 murders by the Menendez brothers of their parents, Kitty and Jose Menendez, as well as “credible allegations” that Erik and…

Resentencing hearing for the Menendez brothers set for 11 December

The decision could lead to the brothers, who have spent 34 years in jail for killing their parents in 1989, to be released on parole.

Menendez brothers to be resentenced at hearing in December

Erik and Lyle Menendez’s resentencing hearing has been set for December 11, when a judge will decide whether they will have a shot at freedom after spending 34 years behind bars for the shotgun killings of their parents in 1989 at their Beverly Hills home.

L.A. County District Attorney Supports Erik and Lyle Menendez's Request for Clemency from Calif. Gov. Gavin Newsom

Erik and Lyle Menendez are serving life sentences for the 1989 shotgun murders of their parents, Jose and KittyGina Ferazzi / Los Angeles Times via Getty; AP Photo/Nick Ut George Gascón and the Menendez BrothersLos Angeles County District Attorney George Gascón supports Erik and Lyle Menendez's request for clemency from California Gov. Gavin Newsom, Gascón said on Wednesday, Oct. 20.Erik, 53, and Lyle, 56, are serving life sentences without paro…

L.A. County DA Gascón supports clemency request for Menendez brothers

The district attorney for Los Angeles County said Wednesday he wants the California governor to grant clemency for Lyle and Erik Menendez, the brothers who are serving life sentences for killing their parents in 1989.