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Menendez Brothers’ “Positive Transformation” & Lack Of “Public Safety Risk” Lauded By L.A. DA In Resentencing Court Filing
Erik Menendez & Kyle Menendez Could Be Free In Months If The LA DA's Resentencing Move Works
“Erik and Lyle Menendezs’ positive transformation, as well as their ability to find meaning and purpose from their current confinement illustrate just how much circumstances have changed since the time they were sentenced to Life Without Parole,” states the Los Angeles County District Attorney’ office in its official paperwork recommending resentencing for the nearly three decade long incarcerated siblings who murdered their parents in 1989. “The murders of Jose and Kitty Menendez in August 1989 although clearly planned, came upon the heels of years of alleged sexual and emotional abuse,” the 57-page motion, filed late last night and a bit ahead of the timeline laid out by DA Gascón in Thursday’s press conference. “He has waited until days before the November 5 election, 30 points down in the polls with articles coming about how his failed policies have led to additional murders of innocent people, to release his recommendation for resentencing,” ex-U.S. Assistant Attorney General Nathan Hochman said in an October 24 statement.
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