A California judge has postponed the resentencing hearing for Erik and Joseph 'Lyle' Menendez, who are serving life without parole for the 1989 murders of their parents in Beverly Hills. The hearing, initially set for Dec. 11, has been rescheduled for Jan. 30, 2024, to accommodate the new district attorney's office.
A California judge has delayed the highly anticipated resentencing hearing for Erik and Joseph 'Lyle' Menendez, two Beverly Hills brothers serving life without parole for the 1989 shotgun murders of their parents. Outgoing Los Angeles District Attorney George Gascon asked the court to reduce their sentences less than two weeks before Election Day – then he lost to independent candidate Nathan Hochman, who takes office on Dec. 2.
Due to a technical glitch, the brothers did not appear virtually as expected. Geragos waived their right to appear while the court addressed scheduling. Two witnesses were still expected to testify Monday due to health concerns – including the brothers' 93-year-old aunt, Joan Andersen VanderMolen, who is their mother's sister.
Mary 'Kitty' Menendez was sitting alongside her husband Jose when the brothers barged into their living room and shotgunned them from behind while they were eating ice cream and watching TV. Jose died quickly, but the brothers had to go outside and get more ammunition to finish off their mother. The brothers later claimed self-defense, arguing they were afraid their father would kill them because they planned to expose him as a child sex abuser.
It’s Milton Andersen’s continued belief that the claims of molestation were made up, and they were false, and he believes that the correct verdict was issued by the jury and the correct sentence was also committed,' his attorney, Kathleen Cady, told Fox News Digital.
Gov. Gavin Newsom also declined to grant a clemency petition for the brothers – at least for now – stating he would defer to Hochman's pending review of the case before making a decision. This is a developing story.
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