A court filing argues that newly discovered evidence supports claims by brothers erik and lyle menendez that their slain father, jose, was sexually abusive. Los angeles county district attorney george gascón is reviewing new evidence that the brothers, sentenced to life imprisonment for killing their parents in 1989, were molested by their father Menendez brothers' claims of abuse supported by newly discovered letter, new allegation
The petition cites new evidence that bolsters the brothers' claims that they were sexually abused by their father jose menendez. Erik and lyle menendez were resentenced to 50 years to life in prison on may 13. A judge rejected petitions by erik and lyle menendez to overturn their convictions, ruling that evidence the brothers were sexually abused by their father wouldn’t have prevented them from being.
The california department of corrections announced on may 19 that a parole hearing set for june 13 had been postponed to aug
