LOS ANGELES — The district attorney of Los Angeles County said Monday that he does not support the resentencing of Lyle and Erik Menendez, the brothers who admitted to killing their parents at their Beverly Hills home in 1989. District Attorney Nathan Hochman, who took office in December, said last month that he opposed a […]
Los Angeles County District Attorney Nathan Hochman opposes resentencing Lyle and Erik Menendez, who were convicted of murdering their parents, citing lies they told during their original trial. This reverses a previous recommendation for resentencing that could have made them eligible for parole. The Menendez brothers, now in their 50s, argue for release based on new evidence of sexual abuse and have support from family, while Governor Newsom has ordered an investigation into their potential risk to the public.
