Menendez brothers ‘do not need to die in jail’, says LA DA
Los Angeles district attorney George Gascón has said the Mendez brothers don’t deserve to die in jail as their family asks for their resentencing.
‘Given the totality of the circumstances, I don’t think they deserve to be in prison until they die,’ Gascón told IMPACT x Nightline, as reported by PEOPLE.
The DA made the comments for the episode titled, Menendez Brothers: Monsters or Victims?, which will air Thursday on Hulu.
It comes as the extended family of Erik and Lyle Menendez are set to hold a press conference in Loa Angeles on Wednesday.
They will advocate for the brothers’ release from prison as prosecutors review new evidence to determine whether they should be serving life sentences for killing their parents.
Los Angeles district attorney George Gascon has said the Mendez brothers don’t deserve to die in jail as their family asks for their resentencing
Lyle and Erik Menendez were convicted of the murder of their parents, Jose and Kitty, in 1996 after their first trial was declared a mistrial
Erik Menendez, now 53, and his 56-year-old brother, Lyle Menendez, are currently incarcerated in state prison without the possibility of parole after being convicted of killing their parents in their Beverly Hills mansion more than 35 years ago.
Billed as ‘a powerful show of unity’ by more than a dozen family members — including the brothers’ aunt — who are traveling across the country to Los Angeles, the news conference will take place less than two weeks after Gascón announced his office was looking at the brothers’ case again.
