progressive los angeles County District Attorney George Gascón said his office will review what he said is new evidence that Eric and Lyle Menendez were possibly tampered with, which could result in their convictions being reevaluated in that case. which has received significant media coverage even after more than 30 years. They killed their parents.
Gascón said he had not made any decisions on the matter.
“We will evaluate it,” he said, referring to the new evidence.
“We are not prepared to believe or not believe that information,” he told reporters at a news conference. “But we are here to tell you that we have a moral and ethical obligation to review what is being presented to us and make a decision.”
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Eric and Lyle Menendez listen during their trial in the 1990s. Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascón said his office would review new evidence in the brothers’ murder case. (Ted Socqui/Sigma)
Joseph Lyle Menendez, 56, and Eric, 53, were convicted of shooting their parents, Jose and Mary “Kitty” Menendez, to death in their Beverly Hills mansion in 1989. Kitty Menendez was murdered after being shot and killed by the brother before he opened fire. The final blow, prosecutors said.
After a mistrial, the pair were convicted of the murders in a second trial and ordered to spend life in prison in 1996.
However, they have recently been asking for a lesser sentence. Both are currently employed by the Richard J. Is being held in the Donovan Correctional Facility.
The case attracted significant media attention due to the family’s wealth – Jose Menendez was an entertainment executive – and the nature of Crime.
Initially, theories emerged as to whose work the murders were. Mafia.
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Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascón said his office would review what he said was new evidence that Eric and Lyle Menendez were possibly tampered with. (Myung Chun/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images)
The brothers eventually confessed to the murders, but said that their father had repeatedly sexually assaulted them and that they feared for their lives. He has repeatedly appealed against his sentence.
Prosecutors argued that there was no evidence that the pair were molested, but that they committed murder because they were after their parents’ multimillion-dollar estate.,
Prosecutors pointed to his lavish spending after the killings, saying he was motivated by greed. Defense lawyers argued that the couple suffered abuse from their father and killed their parents in self-defense.
a new eight part netflix true crime drama, “Monsters: The Lyle and Eric Menendez Story” has rekindled interest in the case.
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An undated photo of the Menendez family is seen on screen during a panel at CrimeCon 2024 in Nashville, Tennessee, on Sunday, June 2. Brothers Lyle and Eric were convicted of fatally shooting both their parents in 1989. (Michael Ruiz/Fox News Digital)
A year ago, the brothers had filed a habeas corpus writ asking the court to quash their 1996 conviction. It cites the Peacock documentary “Menendez + Menudo: Boys Betrayed” in which Roy Rosselló, a former member of the popular 1980s Puerto Rican boy band Menudo, alleged that Jose Menendez had sexually assaulted him.
The brothers said the new charges support their claims of self-defense after years of abuse by their parents. In the nearly three decades that have passed since his conviction, Gascón said he believes sexual assault would have been treated with greater sensitivity if the case had occurred in the present day.
He said his office would review new evidence and decide whether the case should be considered for re-sentencing. A hearing was scheduled for November 29.
Lil, left, and Eric, right, are featured in recent mugshots from 2023. After years apart, they were moved to the same housing unit at the Richard J. Donovan Correctional Facility in San Diego in 2018, according to the New York Daily News. (California Department of Corrections)
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Gascón, who is seeking re-election after two unsuccessful attempts on his progressive criminal justice policies, said more than 300 people have been re-sentenced during his tenure, and only four have re-offended. Is.
