US EditionProsecutors recommend resentencing Erik and Lyle Menendez in 1989 killings of their parents
- Prosecutors will recommend resentencing Erik and Lyle Menendez for the 1989 killings of their parents, offering them a chance at freedom after 34 years in prison.
- Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascón is set to announce the decision, according to an official.
- Family members argue that increased awareness of sexual abuse would affect the verdict in today’s context.
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The Menendez brothers received life without parole. Should they walk free?
The Los Angeles County district attorney has recommended Erik and Lyle Menendez be resentenced and the brothers be eligible for parole. A parole board must approve their release, and Gov. Gavin Newsom could reject the decision.
Menendez Brothers Could Be Home by Thanksgiving
An attorney for the Menendez brothers believes they could be home in time for Thanksgiving after Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascón announced Thursday that he will recommend the pair serving life in prison without parole for the 1989 murders of their parents be resentenced to 50 years to...
In America, they usually show little mercy to murderers. Yet opinions about Lyle and Erik Menendez have always been divided: yes, they slaughtered their parents and then lived off the inheritance. But 28 years after their conviction, they now seem to be released because new evidence has surfaced that their story behind the murder (self-defense, because 'we were abused') is really true.
Erik and Lyle Menendez shot their parents in 1989. Their case received new attention through the Netflix series "Monsters." Now they hope for a new sentence.
Erik and Lyle Menendez shot their parents in 1989. Now they could be released with a new sentence.
DA recommends Menendez brothers be resentenced for parents’ murders
Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascón announced Thursday, Oct. 24, he’s recommending the Menendez brothers be resentenced for the 1989 murders of their parents. In 1996, a judge sentenced Erik and Lyle Menendez to life in prison for the killings. The brothers claimed they had been sexually abused by their father, but prosecutors argued inheriting the family’s money was their motive. The sexual abuse claims recently resurfaced with …
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