It’s been almost 30 years since Erik and Lyle Menendez were sentenced to life in prison for killing their parents, but that may change by weeks end.
The brothers’ defense team for the past year has been urging a resentencing based on what it says is new evidence backing the brothers’ claims to sexual and physical abuse by their parents.
Now Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascón said he plans to decide by the end of the week his position on a possible resentencing of the Menendez brothers.
Gascón said he originally intended to formulate a position on the defense arguments by a November hearing. But given the renewed public attention on the case generated by a new Netflix documentary out this month, he is stepping up that timeline.
This is really exciting news for those who feel the brothers murdered their parents in retaliation for years of physical and sexual abuse.