The brothers also had to go through two trials since their first resulted in a mistrial. In the 1993 trial, Lyle and Erik were tried together but had separate juries ruling over their verdicts. If they were convicted of first-degree murder, the brothers could have faced the death penalty....
When the trial began July 20, they set forth a relatively simple case that focused on the slayings and their aftermath--displaying bloody crime scene photos and calling witnesses who said the brothers bought cars, watches and a restaurant, and hired a $50,000-a-year tennis coach. The defen...
They said that even if the brothers were abused, it didn't give them the right to kill. The judge declares a mistrial Lyle Menendez in court. Associated Press When deliberations began, they stretched on for weeks before both juries determined they were divided over whether the brothers ...
DESPITE mountains of evidence and scores of witnesses, the trial of Erik and Lyle Menendez, accused of murdering their parents in their Beverly Hills mansion for their $14m (pounds 9.5m) inheritance, could hinge on a tape recording.Reeves, Phil...
Ladies Linger at Menendez Trial // Group Finds Trial, Brothers Very AppealingAmy Wallace
Juror in Menendez brothers’ second trial reflects on reaching guilty verdict “What we all agreed on was that beyond a reasonable doubt, the defendants committed murder,” Andrew Wolfberg, a juror in Erik and Lyle Menendez’s second trial, told ABC News. ...
The brothers testified at length at the trial that they killed their parents in fear and self-defense after years of physical, emotional and sexual abuse. On the Dec. 11 tape, however, they told Oziel that they killed their mother to put her “out of her misery” and that their father...
Re-examination of evidence in the Menendez brothers trial Los Angeles district attorney is set to review new evidence in the Menendez case. October 4, 2024 Additional Live Streams Live ABC News Live Live Wisconsin woman convicted in Slenderman stabbing case attends hearing for release ...
Followingthe success ofDahmer – Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story, season 2 has a lot to live up to. But the first season's momentum and acclaim will likely entice many to watch the newer episodes when they drop in the fall of 2024. Plus,the true story of the Menéndez brothersis quit...
On August 20, 1989, Jose and Mary Louise Menendez were killed in their Beverly Hills residence. The incident was reported shortly after its occurrence by their sons Joseph Lyle (Lyle) and Erik Galen (Erik) Menendez (collectively sometimes the Menendezes or the brothers), who were then apparent...