After the press conference held by Erik Menendez and Lyle Menendez's family members, the District Attorney of Los Angeles released a statement. The Menendez brothers' aunt, 92-year-old Joan VanderMolen, spoke on Wednesday about her nephews and insisted they be let out of jail for time served. Calls for the brothers to be released were amplified when the case was covered recently by Ryan Murphy's Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story .
But a year prior to the Netflix show, the brothers' lawyers filed new evidence that granted them a new court hearing. The evidence is a letter that allegedly proves Erik was sexually abused by his father, Jose Menendez - leading to the brothers killing him and their mother Kitty out of fear. Menendez brothers' 92-year-old aunt in tears as she begs for her nephews' release Menendez Brothers' family to give 'show of unity' in push for release as bombshell evidence emerges Though the Los Angeles District Attorney's office had no part of the press conference, they released a statement on Wednesday.
"In response to today’s news conference by the Menendez brothers’ defense and family members, we want to take a moment to express our empathy for all the victims involved in these tragic incidents," the statement opened, "We have heard the heartfelt pleas from the Menendez family regarding a review of this case." The office said it couldn't "formally comment" on the situation, they wanted to reassure family and others that they were "exploring ev.
