3 h. ago Netflix series Monsters: The Menendez brothers are now eligible for parole

Brits binge watched the series in their millions, but could they soon be released?

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5 h. ago Menendez brothers who killed parents could be freed after 35 years in prison

Erik and Lyle Menendez were sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole for murdering their father and mother

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6 h. ago Menendez brothers eligible for parole as judge reduces life sentences

Los Angeles County judge reduces brothers' sentences from life without parole to 50 years to life

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11 h. ago Menendez brothers could walk free after sentence reduced to life with parole

Erik and Lyle Menendez, the infamous brothers convicted of brutally murdering their parents more than three decades ago, have had their sentences reduced — paving the way for a potential release after nearly 35 years behind bars.

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11 h. ago Menendez brothers have sentenced reduced to 50 years in prison opening possibility for parole

The brothers appeared in Los Angeles County Superior Court on Tuesday, where Judge Michael Jesic reduced their sentences from life without parole to 50 years to life.

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12 h. ago Rapper Tory Lanez's alleged prison attacker is man with previous conviction for assault on inmate

Authorities say a man who attacked rapper Tory Lanez in a California prison is an inmate serving a life sentence for second-degree murder who was previously convicted for an in-prison assault with a deadly weapon

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12 h. ago California judge resentences Menendez brothers to be eligible for parole

Erik and Lyle Menendez given 50 years to life, making them eligible for parole and giving them chance at freedomA California judge resentenced Erik and Lyle Menendez, who have spent nearly three decades in prison for the murders of their parents in their Beverly Hills home, to be eligible for parole.Judge Michael Jesic shortens the brothers’ sentences of life in prison without the possibility of parole to 50 years to life. They would still need approval from the state’s parole board to be released. Continue reading...

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22 h. ago Menendez brothers resentencing hearing set to get underway after months of delays: Live

Erik and Lyle Menendez were sentenced in 1996 to life in prison without the possibility of parole for killing their parents

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24 h. ago Peter Sullivan has murder conviction quashed after spending 38 years in jail

Peter Sullivan was found guilty of the 1986 murder of Diane Sindall, 21 in Bebington, Merseyside, but remained in prison despite being sentenced to life with a minimum term of 16 years

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4 d. ago Menendez brothers one step closer to freedom as judge sets high

Resentencing hearings for Erik and Lyle Menendez will move forward next week after a series of delays. The brothers were sentenced in 1996 to life in prison without the possibility of parole.

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4 d. ago Menendez brothers lawyers to urge judge to remove prosecutors from case

Defense attorneys push for removal of district attorney Nathan Hochman who opposes the brothers’ resentencingAttorneys for Erik and Lyle Menendez, who were convicted of killing their parents in 1989, will make their case to a judge on Friday that Los Angeles prosecutors should be removed from the brothers’ resentencing case.The brothers were sentenced in 1996 to life in prison without the possibility of parole for fatally shooting their entertainment executive father, Jose Menendez, and mother, Kitty Menendez. The brothers were 18 and 21 at the time of the killings. Defense attorneys argued the brothers acted out of self-defense after years of sexual abuse by their father, while prosecutors said the brothers killed their parents for a multimillion-dollar inheritance. Continue reading...

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5 d. ago Double murderer tells Dan Walker he is terrified by 'nightmare' every night on death row

Charles Thompson, who has been on Death Row for 25 years, spoke out about his life behind bars and his actions that lead him to be sentenced to death for murder

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5 d. ago Husband butchered wife and left her in bin before £23k shopping spree with her credit card

Jack Potter, 72, has been sentenced to 15 years-to-life in state prison for the 2003 murder of his wife, Laurie Diane Potter in California, USA before dumping her legs in a bin

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5 d. ago Awful final photo of autistic boy, 4, tortured to death by dad's girlfriend...as she turns on waterworks in court

The tears of Crystal Stephens, 48, didn't prevent a judge from sentencing her to life in prison without the possibility of parole for the savage murder of little Brandon Steckler Jr.

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7 d. ago Michigan school shooter loses appeal in bid to withdraw guilty plea in 4 deaths

A Michigan court says it won’t accept an appeal from a school shooter who was sentenced to life in prison in 2023 for killing four students and wounding others

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1 week ago Emmanuel College admissions official accused of attempting to pay applicant, 17, for sex

The charge of attempted sex trafficking of a minor carries a sentence of 10 years to life in prison

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1 week ago Holly Willoughby murder plotter had over '130 other names' on chilling list of targets

Philip Grindell, who served 30 years in the Metropolitan Police, offered his views on the investigation into Gavin Plumb, who was given a life sentence with a minimum of 16 years in jail last year for his Holly Willoughby plot

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1 week ago Inside Gavin Plumb's TV appearance before Holly Willoughby kidnap and murder plot

Holly Willoughby's kidnap and murder plotter Gavin Plumb made an appearance on TV before his wicked plan came to light as he was handed a life sentence last year

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1 week ago Man who plotted to kill Holly Willoughby had '130 other names on his target list'

Philip Grindell, who served 30 years in the Metropolitan Police, shared his thoughts on the investigation into Gavin Plumb, who was handed a life sentence with a minimum of 16 years in jail last year for his Holly Willoughby plot

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1 week ago London hospital gene therapy breakthrough gives boy with ‘death sentence’ disease a normal life

Eisa Hussein took part in a clinical trial testing the new gene therapy at Great Ormond Street Hospital

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