Menendez brothers closer to freedom
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Jose Menendez and his wife Kitty Menendez, the parents of Erik and Lyle Menendez, were shot and killed in their Beverly Hills mansion in August 1989. In July 1996, the Menendez brothers were sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole.
A former federal prosecutor after Tuesday's hearing said the Menendez brothers will likely be freed "in a matter of months."
The Menendez brothers will get their day in ... Attorney George Gascón emerged as a strong proponent of the brothers’ legal battle. Last fall, he asked the court to resentence the brothers ...
A judge ruled Friday that a resentencing hearing for brothers Erik and Lyle Menendez can go forward next week, potentially clearing a path to parole decades after they killed their parents.
Los Angeles District Attorney Nathan Hochman filed the response on Friday, arguing that the Menendez brothers are trying to force a recusal simply because they're unhappy with the district ...