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Menendez Brothers' Extended Family Plead for Their Release: Statement


Lyle Menéndez and Erik Menéndez‘s extended family is asking for their release from prison as new Los Angeles District Attorney Nathan Hochman prepares to take office in December. Bryan Freedman – the attorney for 24 extended family members of the Menéndez brothers’ parents, Kitty and José Menéndez – issued a statement on behalf of the…

“I think to say they’re cautiously optimistic is probably the best way to put it,” Lyle and Erik’s attorney, Mark Geragos, told Entertainment Tonight on Thursday, October 10. MIKE NELSON/AFP via Getty Images“Before I can make any decision about the Menéndez brothers’ case, I will need to become thoroughly familiar with the relevant facts, the evidence and the law,” Hochman said in a statement to the outlet earlier this week, noting that he will have to review “confidential” prison files for Erik, 53, and Lyle, 56, transcripts from their trials, speak to prosecutors, defense counsel, law enforcement and more. During an exclusive interview with Us Weekly, VanderMolen, 92, reacted to Los Angeles District Attorney George Gascón’s recommendation that Erik and Lyle’s life sentences be reduced […]

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