The is angry about the hearing menendez brothersThe postponement has been delayed by nearly two months due to the devastating wildfires in California that infamously shot and killed his parents in 1989.
Los Angeles County District Attorney Nathan Hochman announced Friday that retrial hearings for Eric Menendez and Lyle Menendez will be held on March 20th and 21st. The hearing was originally scheduled for January 30-31.
“The continuation of the hearing is due to the recent wildfires impacting the parties' extensive preparations for the hearing,” Hochman said in a brief statement.
The Los Angeles Fire has destroyed large swathes of Los Angeles, burning tens of thousands of acres and killing at least 27 people.
Los Angeles County Attorney Nate Hochman said he had not seen any media coverage of the Menendez brothers before taking office. (Getty Images)
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The postponement is the latest development in the brothers' ongoing struggle for freedom.
Joseph Menendez, known by his middle name Lyle, and his brother Eric Menendez have been in a California prison since 1996, serving life sentences without parole for the murders of their parents in 1989.
The brothers claim they shot their father, former RCA Records executive Jose Menendez, in self-defense, claiming they thought their father was going to kill them after he warned them he was going to expose him as a child molester. are.
It also killed Jose's mother, Mary “Kitty” Menendez, who was sitting next to Jose in their Beverly Hills living room eating ice cream when he opened fire.
Investigators initially suspected a mob attack, and the brothers wasted $700,000, but they were eventually arrested.
Lyle Menendez (left) and his brother Eric are pictured in the latest CDCR mugshot taken on October 10, 2024. (California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation)
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Their first trial ended in a mistrial when jurors could not agree on their fate. A second trial in the mid-1990s excluded some evidence regarding the sexual abuse charges, but jurors later agreed with prosecutors that the motive was greed.
Mr. Hockman replaced George Gascón, a progressive former district attorney who had pushed for a conviction that could free the brothers under California's new law.
But he lost in a landslide to Mr. Hochman, an independent who said he would thoroughly review the facts of each brother's case before taking a position.
The Menendez brothers (inset) and their former home. (Fox News)
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About 24 of their relatives support the brothers' freedom. Public support for their release also came after a series of documentaries explored allegations of child abuse by their father, a former RCA Records executive.
The men's uncle, Milton Andersen, opposes any leniency for his nephews.
The brothers' lawyers say new evidence strengthens their case. Roy Rosselló, a member of the 1980s boy band Menudo, came forward with his own allegations of abuse against Jose Menendez in 2023. A letter purportedly written by Eric Menendez to his cousin states: Andy Cano may corroborate some of the latter's trial testimony about Jose Menendez eight months before the murders. Mr. Cano died in 2003, and court filings have called into question the authenticity of the letter.
