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Is the Menendez Case Being Reopened? Update After New DA Takes Over

LA County District Attorney George Gascón was recently unseated by Nathan Hochman. Here’s what to know about how this change impacts Lyle and Erik Menendez’s case and resentencing.

Although they have previously appealed their convictions, new developments have emerged, including accusations of sexual abuse against their father, José, by a former Menudo member Roy Rosselló. “I will have to review the confidential prison files for each brother, the transcripts from both trials, and speak to the prosecutors, law enforcement, defense counsel, and the victims’ family members. Ryan also pointed out that with Monsters, he told “a story that was a very broad canvas,” referring to Lyle and Erik’s defense attorney, Leslie Abramson, writer Dominick Dunne and the backstory of José and Kitty.

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