A new court hearing for Erik and Lyle Menendez has been set for November 29, more than 28 years after they were convicted of murdering their parents and two weeks after their story was dramatized in the popular Netflix series “Monsters.” Los Angeles District Attorney George Gascón made the announcement at a press conference on Thursday and said there has been new evidence discovered that the brothers were allegedly molested by their father, Jose Menendez. “We have been given evidence.
We have been given a photocopy of a letter that allegedly was sent by one of the brothers to another family member talking about him being the victim of molestation,” Gascón said. “We’ve also got evidence that was provided by the defense, by his lawyers, that one of the members of the Menudo band alleged that he was molested by the father.” The new hearing could eventually lead to a retrial or resentencing of Erik and Lyle, but Gascón said there has been no decision made yet.
“None of this information has been confirmed,” he said. “We are not at this point ready to say that we either believe or do not believe that information, but we’re here to tell you is that we have a moral and an ethical obligation to review what is being presented to us and make a determination based on a resentencing side, whether they deserve to be resentenced — even though they were clearly the murderers — because they have been in prison for years and they have paid back their dues to soc.
