His judge Los Angeles was called upon to decide on Tuesday (12.05.2025) if the Mennendez brothers They have to be released after having been sentenced to almost 30 years in prison – since 1996 – for the double murder of their wealthy parents in 1989 in Beverly Hills.
After months of delays, Started Tuesday in Los Angeles the hearing to decide if the Mennendez brothersEric and Layle, should have the opportunity to be released after 29 years of detention for the double murder of their father and mother in 1989.
According to msn.com, Los Angeles judge chains in listening, which is expected to last two days.
If it reduces their sentences, the brothers will still need the approval of the California State’s suspension committee to get out of prison. Then they could possibly be released by the deceit of their sentence.
Were sentenced in 1996 to life imprisonment without the possibility of suspension for their father’s murder, Jose Menendezand their mother, Kitty Menendezat their home at Beverly Hills in 1989.
The brothers were 18 and 21 years old at the time of the murder.
While Defense lawyers argued that the brothers acted in self -defense after years of sexual abuse by their father, prosecutors said the brothers killed their parents for the legacy of many millions of dollars.
Due to the fires in the Los Angeles area and the differences between prosecutors and defense lawyers, hearings have been delayed for months.
Mennendez brothers in Netflix
The case has drawn the attention of the public for decades.
Last year, it was Netflix’s drama “Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story»…
… And the documentary ‘The Menendez Brothers“, Who brought new attention to the case.
Eric and Layle supporters have arrived from all the USA in Los Angeles.
The listening began with the deposition of a member of the Menendez family.
The judge started listening with a reminder to the crowded room that Prosecutors must prove that brothers are at ‘unjustified risk’ of committing serious and violent crimes if released.
The defense began by calling her Ana Maria Baraltcousin of Erik and Lyle, who testified that the brothers have repeatedly expressed remorse for their actions. “All of us, on both sides of the family, believe that 35 years are enough,” Baralt said. “Our family forgives them universally.”
The hearing on the re -condemnation will focus in whether siblings have been reformed in prison and are worth a shorter sentence from 50 years to life imprisonment.
This would allow them to be suspended under California’s law for young offenders because they committed the crime under the age of 26.