Several of the family members say that in today's world — which is more aware of the impact of sexual abuse — Erik and Lyle Menendez would not have been jailed for the rest of their lives.
Multiple family members of convicted US killers Erik and Lyle Menendez have publicly pleaded for the brothers' release from prison, arguing they would not have received the same treatment in court today as they did when they were sentenced.
Joan Andersen VanderMolen, Kitty Menendez's sister, said the wider family did not know about the extent of the abuse. The brothers’ legal team said the family believed from the beginning they should have been charged with manslaughter rather than murder. But the topic of sexual assault would have been treated with more sensitivity if the case had happened today, he said.The new evidence presented in a petition includes a letter written by Erik Menendez that his lawyers say corroborates the allegations that he was sexually abused by his father.
After initially pretending to be innocent, Lyle Menendez and younger brother Erik Menendez eventually admitted they shot their parents.During a televised trial that captivated the US in 1996, the brothers claimed they had been sexually abused by both parents for years.
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