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A Los Angeles judge resentenced Lyle and Erik Menendez, who have spent over three decades behind bars for the 1989 killing of their parents. They are now eligible for parole — but it's not guaranteed.
A California lawmaker blames the attention on the Menendez brothers' case for prompting a bill to resurface that could put ...
CASE CLOSED?: True crime shows keep affecting real cases, including Menendez brothers. The resentencing proceedings faced continual delays, including because of January 2025 wildfires in Southern ...
In 1989, brothers Lyle and Erik Menendez killed their parents by shooting them multiple times at close range at their mansion ...
which I think is important in this case, and more due diligence before I make any determination for clemency," Newsom said. The Menendez brothers are already scheduled for a board hearing on June ...
Two hearings are scheduled for August 21 and 22 as part of a separate bid for freedom by the brothers. Here’s a look at a timeline of the decades-long case. August 1989: Jose Menendez ...
Erik and Lyle Menendez have spent nearly 30 years in prison for the double murder of their parents. On Tuesday, a judge in Los Angeles reduced their sentences from life without parole to 50 years to ...
That was followed a month later by a documentary on Netflix, “The Menendez Brothers.” Together, the shows had the public paying more attention to the case than it had since the trials.
“The Menendez Murders.” “Because the D.A.’s office had suffered a string of major high-profile case defeats.” How popular culture treated the story, regularly mocking the brothers as ...
Oct. 4: Gascón says his office is reviewing new evidence in the case. Oct. 16: Multiple generations of family members of the Menendez brothers hold a news conference pleading for their release ...