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(NewsNation) — Erik and Lyle Menendez captured nationalist attraction successful 1989 and beyond aft the siblings killed their parents, but the 2 gained caller wide involvement acknowledgment to a Netflix special.
In the months pursuing the premiere of “Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story,” relatives of the brothers came forward in enactment of a reduced sentence.
Following an archetypal mistrial, the Menendez brothers were convicted and sentenced to beingness imprisonment successful 1996 without anticipation of parole.
Freedom for the brothers is present imaginable with a resentencing plea eligible to beryllium heard astatine a proceeding acceptable for Jan. 30.
FILE - An Oct. 31, 2016, photograph provided by the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation shows Erik Menendez, left, and a Feb. 22, 2018, photograph provided by the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation shows Lyle Menendez. (California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation via AP, File)Jose and Kitty Menendez are murdered
August 1989: Jose and Kitty Menendez were changeable dormant with a shotgun successful their Beverly Hills, California, location portion watching tv connected Aug. 20, 1989.
Lyle and Erik Menedez were 21 and 18, respectively, astatine the clip of their parents' murders. Initially, Lyle Menedez called 911 and said idiosyncratic had killed their parents and that the brace arrived location to find the bodies.
Menendez brothers' arrests
March 1990: The Menendez brothers were arrested successful 1990, with Lyle Menedez arrested connected March 8, 1990. Erik Menedez was arrested 3 days later, connected March 11, aft returning to Los Angeles from Israel.
Their arrests followed Erik Menedez's confession to his psychologist, Jerome Oziel, who past went connected to archer his mistress, who informed the police.
Menendez brothers' archetypal execution trial
July 1993-Jan. 1994: Following recordings of Oziel and Erik Menedez's conversations being made admissible by a judge, the brothers were tried separately successful 1993.
The defence lawyers for the Menendez brothers argued they killed their parents retired of fearfulness for their information aft years of affectional and intersexual abuse. Both testified their begetter threatened to termination them if they told others astir the maltreatment they suffered.
On Jan. 28, 1994, the proceedings ended successful a mistrial with 2 deadlocked juries. The brace were instantly retried.
FILE - Lyle, left, and Erik Menendez beryllium with defence lawyer Leslie Abramson, right, successful Beverly Hills Municipal Court during a hearing, Nov. 26, 1990. (AP Photo/Nick Ut, File)Menendez brothers' 2nd trial
Oct. 1995-July 1996: The brothers were recovered blameworthy connected 2 counts of first-degree execution and conspiracy to perpetrate execution connected March 20, 1996.
Both Erik and Lyle Menendez were sentenced to beingness imprisonment without the anticipation of parole connected July 2, 1996. They were sent to abstracted prisons successful California.
Menendez brothers' appeals
Feb. 1998-present: Three appeals person been denied since the brace were sentenced successful 1996. Their convictions were upheld successful a California appeals tribunal successful February 1998.
Three months later, the California Supreme Court reached the aforesaid verdict. A national tribunal besides upheld their condemnation Sept. 7, 2005.
On Feb. 22, 2018, the brothers were placed successful the aforesaid situation aft Lyle Menendez was transferred to RJ Donavan Correctional Facility successful San Diego, reportedly bursting into tears upon seeing each other.
In May 2023, the Menendez brothers requested a caller proceeding aft a erstwhile subordinate of the lad set Menduo said Jose Menendez raped him astatine their household location successful an affidavit.
Menendez brothers' resentencing trial
Oct. 2024-present: Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascon said Oct. 3, 2024, that his bureau would beryllium reviewing the case.
On Oct. 24, helium announced that helium was asking the tribunal for a resentencing.
"We are going to urge to the tribunal that the beingness without the anticipation of parole beryllium removed, and they would beryllium sentenced for murder," Gascon said astatine the time.
Such a condemnation would mean the Menendez brothers would beryllium eligible for parole immediately. The proceedings was acceptable for Dec. 11 but has been delayed until Jan. 30 oregon 31, 2025.
