Los Angeles District Attorney Nathan Hochmann is the latest in the Menendez Brothers case as the convicted murderer Eric and Lyle.
They had previously used up all their appeals, but there was no hope of freedom until new California law allowed for hearings. With the cuts, they can quickly qualify for parole.
The brothers' responsive hearing was postponed following the November Los Angeles District Attorney's election and was rescheduled on March 20th and 21st.
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This combination of two booking photos provided by the California Department of Corrections shows Eric Menendez, left, Lyle Menendez. (Califia section correction section via AP and file)
The brothers killed their parents, Mary “Kitty” Menendez and Jose Menendez.
They insisted on self-defense and that their father was afraid to kill them after his father threatened to expose him as a child sex abuser.
Since then, around 20 relatives have come out in support of their freedom, including Kitty's sister Joan Andersen Vandermoren (92).
Her brother, Milton Andersen, was the only family to speak publicly against their release. He passed away on March 3rd at the age of 90, according to his lawyers. A few weeks before his nephew was expected to appear before a California judge.
Milton Andersen and his sister, Kitty Menendez, in photos of a family without a date. Kitty was killed in an ambush shooting in 1989 by her sons. Anderson passed away earlier this month at the age of 90, and the only public voice of the family released his nephews, Eric and Lyle Menendez, from life's imprisonment. (Commentary of RJ Dreiling)
“Milton Andersen was a dedicated and loving husband, father and grandfather,” lawyer RJ Dreiling told Fox News Digital. “He gave his honor to serve the country as a member of the 82nd Airborne Division. Kitty Menendez wasn't just his sister. He raised her after his father left when he was young. He loved her deeply and missed her every day.”
Andersen vehemently opposed the reduction in his nephew sentence, previously telling Fox News Digital that he didn't believe allegations of sexual abuse against his father.
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Eric Menendez (C) and his brother Lyle (L) are portrayed in Beverly Hills on August 12, 1991. (Mike Nelson/AFP via Getty Images)
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“It means that Milton Andersen is filling in the abuse claims, they believe they are wrong and he believes that Correct verdict His former lawyer, Kathleen Caddy, told Fox News Digital at the time. She later rejected herself from his case to play a new role within the DA's office.
Vandermoren and other relatives of the Clemancy fact met with former Los Angeles District Attorney George Gascon to promote freedom, but never met Andersen.
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Gascon began pushing for sentence reductions, but lost his re-election to Nathan Hochman in November. Hochmann then met with both sides of the family.
Kitty Menendez's sister, Joan Andersen Vandermoren, will hold a press conference on October 16, 2024 at the Clara Shorttridge Foltz Criminal Justice Center in Los Angeles, California, as the family of Beverly Hills brothers Eric and Lyle Menendez, who were convicted of murdering their parents. (Reuters/Mike Blake)
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“Milton was deeply grateful that District Attorney Nathan Hochman had his time personally meeting him,” Dryling said. “He found comfort to know that Hochmann was not only familiar with facts and law, but also approached the conversation with genuine compassion and concern.
Andersen spent 26 years in the Army and Army Reserve, serving in the 82nd Airborne and the US Army Special Forces, and retired as First Sergeant, according to an online obituary.
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He is survived by his wife Sandra Rose Andersen, three children, 18 grandchildren and eight great grandchildren.
