7 d. ago I was married to Lyle Menendez. I'll never forget one thing he said to me behind bars... it proves the brothers SHOULD walk free

I don't think there is a person in America who isn't familiar with my ex-husband and his brother. Their names have become synonymous with one of the most famous crimes of the twentieth century.

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2 w. ago The fate of a historic Greater Manchester mill site will be decided next week

The 19th century site has been earmarked for transformation for years

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2 w. ago Menendez brothers who shot dead parents suffer major setback in bid for freedom

Lifers Erik and Lyle Menendez have been dealt a crushing blow just a week after becoming eligible for parole. The latest setback delays any possibility of freedom by at least nine weeks

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2 w. ago Menendez brothers suffer crushing blow after murder sentences were reduced leading to hopes of parole

Erik and Lyle Menendez have been dealt a crushing blow just a week after becoming eligible for parole.

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2 w. ago Monsters star Cooper Koch shares details of Erik Menendez phone call after promising resentencing

Koch, who starred as Erik in ‘Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story,’ has been a fierce advocate of the brothers

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3 w. ago Donald Trump is losing patience with Russia, says Finnish leader

Alexander Stubb says Putin’s intransigence could pave way for ‘bone-crushing’ sanctions packageDonald Trump is losing patience with Vladimir Putin, Finland’s president has said after a lengthy conversation with his US counterpart.Alexander Stubb said Trump and Putin, who are scheduled to speak by telephone on Monday, must not decide the fate of Ukraine over the head of its president, Volodymyr Zelenskyy. Stubb also said there was a chance, depending on how the phone call goes, that US senators Lindsey Graham and Richard Blumenthal will introduce into Congress this week a sanctions package to make Russia’s finances untenable. Stubb has been in near daily contact with Graham, who describes the sanctions package as “bone-crushing”. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago The Menendez brothers case reflects a shifting culture across decades

The trials of Lyle and Erik Menendez and their conviction for killing their parents came at a time when televised trials captured national audiences in the 1990s

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3 w. ago What to know about the Menendez brothers' lives and what lies ahead

Erik and Lyle Menendez will have a shot at freedom for the first time in decades after being convicted of their parents’ murder 30 years ago

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3 w. ago Menendez brothers ‘huge step’ closer to freedom as judge reduces sentences

Brothers, convicted of parents’ 1989 murders, resentenced to 50 years to life, making them immediately parole eligibleAfter months of delays and decades behind bars, Erik and Lyle Menendez now have a long-awaited chance at freedom after a judge reduced their sentences for the 1989 killings of their parents.Their family and extensive network of supporters celebrated on Tuesday when Judge Michael Jesic resentenced the brothers from life in prison without the possibility of parole to 50 years to life. The judge’s decision means they are immediately eligible for parole under California’s youthful offender law because of their young ages at the time of the murders. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago After 35 years, the Menendez brothers have a chance for parole. Was that the Netflix effect? | Zoe Williams

It is hard to prove the judicial impact of two shows inspired by the notorious double murder case. But undoubtedly, they heightened public scrutinyWhen the true-crime documentary Menendez Brothers: Misjudged? aired in 2022 on Discovery+, its impact was not immediate, except on TikTok, where – chicken and egg-style – it was hard to determine whether people were talking about the case because of the show or because a general cultural osmosis had brought the topic to the fore.Erik and Lyle killed their parents in 1989, when they were 18 and 21. They alleged a childhood of sexual, psychological and physical abuse by their father, which their mother knew about but didn’t act on. The judge disallowed what was called the “abuse excuse” at the time, and the prosecution successfully landed the argument that they had murdered their parents for their inheritance, resulting in whole-life sentences without the possibility of parole. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Menendez brothers' lives now from weddings to prison reunion after brutal attack

Erik and Lyle Menendez, recently made eligible for parole, were 18 and 21 when they shot their parents to death at point-blank range and much has changed after 30 years behind bars

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3 w. 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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3 w. ago Menendez brothers who murdered parents in mansion have sentences cut

They have been in prison for 35 years.

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3 w. 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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3 w. ago Will the Menendez brothers be released from prison after their resentencing?

Erik and Lyle Menendez, notorious for the 1989 shotgun murders of their parents, Jose and Kitty Menendez, have been granted their first opportunity for freedom in decades.

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3 w. 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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3 w. ago Menendez brothers finally own up to decades of lies to take full responsibility for killing parents as duo becomes eligible for parole

Erik and Lyle were just 18 and 21 when they brutally murdered their parents Jose and Kitty Menendez inside their swanky Beverly Hills home in 1996.

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3 w. ago The Menendez brothers had their sentences reduced. What's next?

The 1989 shotgun murders of Jose and Kitty Menendez in Los Angeles gripped the nation

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3 w. ago Menendez brothers' reduced murder sentence offers chance at parole after decades in prison

The Menendez brothers have been resentenced to 50 years to life for the 1989 murder of their parents, after a judge ruled they were eligible for the possibility of parole

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