Erik and Lyle Menendez await a sentencing reconsideration hearing that could free them from life imprisonment. The two were convicted in 1996 for the murder of their parents.
Brothers Erik and Lyle Menendez were sentenced to life imprisonment in 1996 for the murders of their parents, José and Mary Louise “Kitty” Menendez. The two are now awaiting a sentencing reconsideration hearing that could lead to their release.
The hearing was initially scheduled for the end of January but was postponed to March due to damages caused by the fires in Los Angeles.
Erik and Lyle’s parents were murdered in 1989. Former Los Angeles prosecutor, George Gascón, recommended that the brothers’ sentences be reconsidered. The two brothers claim they acted in self-defense after reporting abuse.
“I believe they have already paid their debt to society,” said Gascón.
The Menendez brothers’ case came back into the spotlight after the release of the Netflix true crime series “Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story.” Celebrities like Kim Kardashian have voiced support for Erik, now 54, and Lyle, now 57.
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