week menendezs say true lyle primary foreign right claims district judge work court egypt ap george india cruz california uribe exported crime resentenced deal department clemency bribery probe meat jerseys

Articles for Erik Menendez, search results for case

The Menendez brothers' freedom bid could be thwarted after voters fired LA DA George Gascon
1 month, 2 weeks ago

The Menendez brothers' freedom bid could be thwarted after voters fired LA DA George Gascon

Daily Mail  

The Menendez brothers' freedom bid could be thwarted after Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascón lost his re-election bid on November 5. Hochman has not yet revealed his stance on the Menendez brothers - who are currently serving life sentences without parole for the murders of their parents Jose Menendez and Mary Louise 'Kitty' Menendez. The Menendez brothers freedom …

Parents Brothers Beverly Hills Menendez Believe Hochman Erik
Who are the Menendez brothers' wives? As Los Angeles District Attorney petitions for their freedom after 35 years behind bars, a look at the women who married notorious double killers Lyle and Erik
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Who are the Menendez brothers' wives? As Los Angeles District Attorney petitions for their freedom after 35 years behind bars, a look at the women who married notorious double killers Lyle and Erik

Daily Mail  

Is time really the greatest healer? Jailed brothers Erik and Lyle Menendez might say yes, despite spending the last 35-years in prison The brothers are serving life sentences without the possibility of parole for the brutal murder of parents José and Kitty Menendez in the living room of their Beverly Hills home in 1989 Los Angeles District Attorney George Gascon …

Relationship Life Prison California Los Los Angeles Her Husband
The Menendez brothers built a green space in prison modeled on this Norwegian idea
1 month, 3 weeks ago

The Menendez brothers built a green space in prison modeled on this Norwegian idea

The Independent  

The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. The prison system recently launched the …

Space Prison Brothers San Diego Menendez Prisons Norway
What to know about the Menendez brothers' bid for freedom
1 month, 4 weeks ago

What to know about the Menendez brothers' bid for freedom

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Please try again later {{ …

Trial Abuse Court California Brothers Gascón Los Angeles County
Menendez brothers resentencing decision: Are Lyle and Erik Menendez about to go free?
1 month, 4 weeks ago

Menendez brothers resentencing decision: Are Lyle and Erik Menendez about to go free?

Slate  

The Menendez brothers—Lyle and Erik—committed a terrible crime more than 30 years ago. In front of a Los Angeles criminal courthouse, the Menendez brothers’ family and their attorney gathered for what they called a “show of unity”—and a press conference. We as a society just say, “No, that doesn’t make sense.” They were victims of sexual abuse, and while that …

Defense Parents Trial Netflix Sexual Abuse Case Way
The Glaring Issues No One Is Talking About In The Menendez Brothers Case
2 months ago

The Glaring Issues No One Is Talking About In The Menendez Brothers Case

Huff Post  

Actors Cooper Koch and Nicholas Chavez as Erik and Lyle Menendez in a scene from "Monsters: The Lyle And Erik Menendez Story." COURTESY OF NETFLIX Not a day has gone by in the past several weeks that the words “Menendez brothers” haven’t appeared at the top of a social media timeline or in a news headline. “I also understand that …

Crime Public Opinion Netflix Sexual Abuse Kim Kardashian Case Brothers
Menendez Brothers’ Aunt Says ‘World Was Not Ready To Believe’ They Were Raped, Calls For New Sentence
2 months, 1 week ago

Menendez Brothers’ Aunt Says ‘World Was Not Ready To Believe’ They Were Raped, Calls For New Sentence

Huff Post  

The sister of Kitty Menendez, the mom infamously killed in 1989 by sons Lyle and Erik Menendez, grew emotional on Wednesday as she talked about the “essential context” missing from the trial that found the brothers guilty of murder: that both had been serially molested by their father. VINCE BUCCI/AFP via Getty Images Kardashian recently visited the brothers in prison …

Trial Abuse Sexual Abuse Brothers Los Angeles Gascón Sexual
Family of Erik and Lyle Menendez call for their release ahead of murder case review
2 months, 1 week ago

Family of Erik and Lyle Menendez call for their release ahead of murder case review

ABC  

Warning: This article discusses abuse. 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. The brothers have spent more than 30 years in jail, serving life sentences for the murder …

Family Murder Case Review Brothers Los Angeles Reuters
Family of Erik and Lyle Menendez in shock push for release as case reviewed
2 months, 1 week ago

Family of Erik and Lyle Menendez in shock push for release as case reviewed

The Independent  

The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Lyle Menendez, who was then 21, and Erik …

Family Parents Netflix Brothers Los Angeles Menendez Erik
The Menendez brothers still face hurdles to freedom: ‘This is not a whodunit case’
2 months, 2 weeks ago

The Menendez brothers still face hurdles to freedom: ‘This is not a whodunit case’

LA Times  

For the first time in nearly three decades, Erik and Lyle Menendez have some reason to hope they might one day live as free men. Mark Geragos, one of the attorneys representing the Menendezes, said the brothers “are literally the poster children for resentencing.” Geragos said he sent the district attorney a draft memorandum proposing that option. The petition pointed …

Support Abuse Evidence Court Netflix Sexual Abuse Case
Could the Menendez brothers be freed?
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Could the Menendez brothers be freed?

LA Times  

Good morning, and welcome to the Essential California newsletter. Here’s what you need to know to start your weekend: The L.A. County district attorney is reviewing the case involving Erik and Lyle Menendez. And here’s today’s e-newspaper The Menendez brothers, back in the spotlight, have a chance at freedom The Los Angeles County district attorney dropped a bombshell this week …

Netflix Case California Brothers Los Angeles Los Angeles
Kim Kardashian insists Menendez brothers should be freed in op-ed: 'Their only way out of prison now is death'
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Kim Kardashian insists Menendez brothers should be freed in op-ed: 'Their only way out of prison now is death'

Daily Mail  

Kim Kardashian said in an op-ed published Thursday that she believes convicted killers Lyle and Erik Menendez should be freed from prison following their 1996 conviction in the 1989 shooting deaths of their parents. Kim Kardashian, 43, said in an op-ed published Thursday that she believes convicted killers Lyle and Erik Menendez should be freed from prison following their 1996 …

Parents Trial Abuse Prison Criminal Justice Netflix Sexual Abuse
Kim Kardashian wants the Menendez brothers to be freed as D.A. reviews case
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Kim Kardashian wants the Menendez brothers to be freed as D.A. reviews case

LA Times  

Kim Kardashian wrote a personal essay arguing that Lyle and Erik Menendez should have their life sentences for murder be reconsidered. Kim Kardashian wants Lyle and Erik Menendez, the brothers convicted in the grisly 1989 murders of their parents, to be freed. Listing issues with the trials and other legal missteps, Kardashian argued that “the media turned the brothers into …

Trial Abuse Evidence Kim Kardashian Brothers Beverly Hills Menendez
New evidence to be reviewed in Erik and Lyle Menendez brothers' 1996 murder conviction
2 months, 2 weeks ago

New evidence to be reviewed in Erik and Lyle Menendez brothers' 1996 murder conviction

ABC  

Warning: This article discusses abuse. Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascón said during a news conference there is no question Erik Menendez, 53, and his 56-year-old brother, Lyle Menendez, committed the murders, but his office will be reviewing new evidence and will decide on whether a re-sentencing is warranted in the notorious case that captured national attention. "Given today's …

Parents Evidence Netflix Brothers Gascón Sexual Lyle Menendez
D.A. investigating new molestation evidence in Menendez murders, in victory for brothers
2 months, 3 weeks ago

D.A. investigating new molestation evidence in Menendez murders, in victory for brothers

LA Times  

Lyle, left, and Erik Menendez leave the courtroom in Santa Monica during their trial in 1990. “After 35 years, it’s past due to show these victims of incest the mercy they deserve.” The brothers’ petition states that the new allegations of sexual abuse back their argument that the murders were an act of self-defense after facing years of abuse by …

Abuse Evidence Sexual Abuse Brothers Gascón Menendez Erik
New evidence may back Menendez brothers’ sexual abuse claims. But can it free them?
1 year, 5 months ago

New evidence may back Menendez brothers’ sexual abuse claims. But can it free them?

LA Times  

It was never a question of whether they killed their parents. They are just asking the world to understand why.” — Nery Ynclan, a journalist on the docuseries “Menendez + Menudo: Boys Betrayed” If the petition moves forward, attorneys will have to show why the letter and Rosselló’s testimony weren’t introduced at trial, said Andrea Roth, a professor of law …

Trial Abuse Evidence Sexual Abuse Allegations Legal Experts Claims