{"id":28468,"date":"2024-10-24T20:17:05","date_gmt":"2024-10-25T00:17:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/worldjusticenews.com\/news\/?p=28468"},"modified":"2024-10-24T20:17:05","modified_gmt":"2024-10-25T00:17:05","slug":"menendez-brothers-set-to-be-resentenced-for-murder-of-parents-after-case-featured-by-netflix","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worldjusticenews.com\/news\/2024\/10\/24\/menendez-brothers-set-to-be-resentenced-for-murder-of-parents-after-case-featured-by-netflix\/","title":{"rendered":"Menendez brothers set to be resentenced for murder of parents after case featured by Netflix"},"content":{"rendered":"

Two brothers who were convicted of killing their parents and featured in Netflix shows could be freed early after 34 years behind bars.<\/p>\n

Lyle Menendez, 56, and his 53-year-old brother Erik are serving life in prison without parole for the shotgun murders of their father and mother – Jose and Kitty Menendez – in 1989.<\/p>\n

They were jailed after a trial in 1996 when Lyle was 21 and Erik was 18.<\/p>\n

On Thursday, Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascon recommended that the pair be resentenced – replacing their life sentence with a sentence of 50 years to life.<\/p>\n

This would mean the brothers would be eligible for parole immediately because they were under 26 years old at the time of the murders, Mr Gascon said.<\/p>\n

Read more:\u00a0The real case behind the Netflix drama<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

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LA District Attorney George Gascon. (Image:<\/span> Reuters)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n

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“Under the law, resentencing is appropriate. I’m going to recommend that to a court tomorrow,” the district attorney told a news conference.<\/p>\n

“I believe they have paid their debt to society.”<\/p>\n

Prosecutors must now seek court approval on the case, with the final decision falling to the judge.<\/p>\n

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The brothers in 2023. Pics: Richard J Donovan Correctional Facility<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n

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It comes after Mr Gascon said his office would be\u00a0reviewing new evidence<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0that allegedly corroborates claims that Erik was sexually abused by his father, who was a music executive.<\/p>\n

Both the brothers claim they killed their parents in self-defence after enduring a lifetime of physical, emotional and sexual abuse from them.<\/p>\n

Their lawyers argue that because of society’s changing views on sexual abuse, if tried today the brothers may not have been convicted of first-degree murder and sentenced to life without parole.<\/p>\n

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George Gascon shakes hands with Joan Andersen VanderMolen, sister of Kitty Menendez. (Image:<\/span> Reuters)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n

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But prosecutors contended at the time there was no evidence of any molestation and said the brothers were after their parents’ multimillion-dollar estate.<\/p>\n

Multiple extended family members have\u00a0united to call for the brothers’ release<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0and have formed a “new coalition” called Justice for Erik and Lyle.<\/p>\n

Speaking after the recommendation was announced on Thursday, Anamaria Baralt, a niece of Jose, said: “Today is a day filled with hope for our family.<\/p>\n

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“This step gives us all hope that the truth will finally be heard and Lyle and Erik can begin to heal from the trauma of their past.”<\/p>\n

Another relative, believed to be a niece of Kitty, added: “This decision is not just a legal matter, it is a recognition of the abuse my cousins endured.<\/p>\n

“We are grateful to the district attorney for putting justice over politics. We know this wasn’t an easy decision but it is the right one.<\/p>\n

“It is time for Lyle and Erik to come home.”<\/p>\n

Not all Menendez family members support resentencing. Milton Andersen, the 90-year-old brother of Kitty, has filed a legal brief asking the court to keep the brothers’ original punishment.<\/p>\n

The Menendez case was thrust back into the limelight after Monsters, a\u00a0Netflix<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0drama telling of their story, and a documentary were recently released.<\/p>\n

Source: \u00a0\"Sky<\/a> news.sky.com<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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