Menendez brothers to be resentenced, LA DA recommends they be eligible for parole after serving 3 decades in prison for 1989 murder of their parents
They’re one step closer to freedom.
Lyle and Erik Menendez will be resentenced after spending more than 30 years behind bars for the grisly 1989 shotgun murders of their parents, Jose and Kitty, in a case that captivated the nation and spawned a popular Netflix series more than three decades later.
Los Angeles District Attorney George Gascón announced Thursday that the brothers will be resentenced at a press conference packed with more than 300 journalists from around the world — and will recommend to the court that the killer siblings be eligible for parole.
The final decision will be left to a judge — but Gascón said the men — now in their 50s — had been on “a journey of redemption and rehabilitation” and had “paid their debt to society,” both for the time they’ve served and all they’ve done to improve the lives of others while in prison.
Gascón revealed that his office was divided on whether to give the brothers a chance at resentencing in the infamous killings, which he called “horrible acts.”
“There were people in the office who strongly believe the Menedez brothers should stay in prison for the rest of their life, and do not believe they’ve been molested,” he said, even hinting some in his office could show up in court to oppose the resentencing recommendation.
“There are people in the office who believe they should be released immediately and were in fact molested,” he added.
“There’s no excuse for murder, and I will never imply that what we’re doing here is to excuse a behavior,” he said, acknowledging that sometimes abused people can “become desperate.”
The case has garnered fresh attention after new evidence the brothers — who are now in their 50s — had allegedly been serially molested by their father was unearthed, kicking off a campaign to free the men led by family members and celebrity boosters.
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