Los Angeles County District Attorney Nathan Hochman said he would reconsider res to Eric and Lyle Menendez, who were convicted of murdering their parents. Reports say in 1989, if they admitted a “lie.”
Joseph Menendez, whose middle name Lyle and his brother Eric shot his parents Jose and Mary “Kitty” Menendez, are the ones who are the ones who are in their own right. Beverly Hills, Los Angeles, A mansion from decades ago. They were both ordered to live in prison in 1996, but were sought a reduction in detectives.
Hochman He told ABC News He would consider responsing “if they have sincerely and clearly admitted the entire scope of criminal conduct and all the lies they have spoken about it for the first time in over 30 years, they have sincerely admitted it clearly.”
Hochman's comments come days after reporters told reporters on March 10 that he was about to withdraw the allegations of former district attorney George Gascon for a hearing of the Res Court. Supporters of the Menendez brothers, who have justice in Eric and Lyle Coalition, are expected to meet Thursday outside Hochman's office to advocate for their release.
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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)
In a motion filed that day, the district attorney said the Menendez brothers “repeated repeatedly about the case, their parents and their interactions with their witnesses.”
Hochman told ABC he has a list of 20 lies that the Menendez brothers have spoken over the 30 years since their parents' murder, only four of them admitted.
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Lyle and Eric Menendez on the left are sitting with defense attorney Leslie Abramson at Beverly Hills City Court on November 26, 1990, during a hearing. (AP Photo/Nick UT)
“The essence of that checklist is that they have to finally admit it in 30 years. They killed their parents intentionally, intentionally and deliberately, not because they believed they would kill them that night,” Hochman said.
A hearing from the Res Court was scheduled for March 20th and 21st, but was later delayed until April 11th.
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Eric Menendez, left, and his brother Lyle are in front of the Beverly Hills home. (Los Angeles Times via Getty Images)
The brother's lawyers argued that they should have been convicted. Not murder, but manslaughter, In that case they would have already been released from prison.
Eric and Lyle have been claiming for years that their father, like their family, abused them, but Hochman told ABC News that the abuse was never a defense during the murder trial.
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“There was no support for anyone's additional in 12 years – even if it was another adult, friend, coach or teacher, I reported information from recipients that sexual abuse occurred in these 12 years. But was there any evidence presented in court? Yes. “That's what we've been focusing on.”
Nathan Hochman from the Pos Angeles District Lawyer Candidate Forum at Pacific Palms Resort. (Robert Gautier/Los Angeles Times Getty Images)
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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.
The documentary about the brothers, entitled “The Menendez Brothers,” premiered in October, bringing new attention to the incident and detailing their brother's allegations. My father sexually assaulted them, Through new audio interviews.
Michael Ruiz of Fox News contributed to this report.
