There's hope forLyle and Erik Menendezto have a prison release in time for the holiday season. On Thursday, (Oct. 24), Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascón announced that he will formally ask the court to resentence the Menendez Brothers for the 1989 murders of their parents,...
The Menendez family slammed Ryan Murphy's 'Monsters' for its depiction of sexual abuse between brothers Lyle and Erik Menendez.
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The brothers' attorneys have argued they should have been convicted ofmanslaughter, not murder. If they had been, they likely would already have been released from prison. {{#rendered}}{{/rendered}} With the help of Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascon, they may become par...
Cliff Gardner: And if it's honest but unreasonable … You are culpable of manslaughter, not of murder. Lyle Menendez testifying at the first trial.Associated Press Both brothers took the stand. Lyle Menendez spoke of sexual abuse at the hands of his mother and...
whether Lyle and Erik Menendez were guilty of manslaughter or murder. When they were tried a second time, prosecutors attacked the abuse allegations more aggressively. They referred to the allegations as "the abuse excuse." That trial resulted in the brothers' convictions for first-degree murder....
So, they were hoping for a manslaughter verdict rather than being convicted of first-degree murder. Lyle and Erik took the stand and detailed the sexual abuse they allegedly endured at the hands of their parents from a young age (six years old) up to the days before the murders. Lyle ...
Menendez Brothers Found Guilty of MurderA California jury yesterday found Lyle and Erik Menendez guilty of first- degree murder in the brutal shootings of their mother and father nearly seven years ago.Tim Cornwell Los AngelesOakland Tribune
Their lawyers argue that because of society's changing views on sexual abuse, if tried today the brothers may not have been convicted of first-degree murder and sentenced to life without parole. Image:George Gascon shakes hands with Joan Andersen VanderMolen, sister of Ki...