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Menendez Brothers’ Attorney Seeks Lesser Voluntary Manslaughter Sentence As Hearing Begins
The brothers were convicted of murdering their parents in 1989.
Photo by Eric Thayer/Getty Images Relatives of Lyle and Erik Menendez testified today on why they believe the brothers should be released after serving almost three decades in prison for the 1989 murders of their parents. The 1989 shotgun murder of the brothers’ parents by the siblings returned to the spotlight in part due to the success of the Netflix series Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story and some documentaries claiming new evidence. A lesser sentence of murder would require a hearing before the parole board, while California Governor Gavin Newsom ordered a comprehensive risk assessment report as part of his clemency consideration.
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