Los Angeles prosecutors will review new evidence in the case of Erik and Lyle Menendez, who were convicted of murdering their parents over 35 years ago. The brothers' lawyers have asked a court to vacate their convictions, citing a letter from Erik that allegedly corroborates claims of sexual abuse by their father.
Prosecutors in Los Angeles are reviewing new evidence in the case of the Menendez brothers, who were convicted of killing their parents in their Beverly Hills mansion more than 35 years ago, the city’s district attorney has said.
Erik, 19, and Lyle Menendez, 22, leave the memorial service for their parents, Jose and Mary Louise, who were shot in August 1989.Gascon said his office will review new evidence and also decide whether the case should be considered for resentencing. A hearing has been scheduled for November 29. They were twice tried for murder. The first trial, in 1993, was broadcast on Court TV and turned the young, rich brothers into celebrities.
Lyle Menendez claimed his father had begun raping him when he was six. Erik only revealed to his older brother that he was also being abused a couple of weeks before the shotgun killings.Their argument was deemed inadmissible in the second trial, and was largely dismissed at the time as a thin veneer for the real motive, financial gain. In 1996, they were found guilty of murder and sentenced to life without parole. That verdict was confirmed on appeal in 1998.
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