Supporters of Lyle and Erik Menendez rally outside Los Angeles' Hall of Justice to call for a new sentence and release from prison after the 1989 murders of their parents.
With Los Angeles' infamous Menendez brothers inching closer to freedom despite sentences of life without parole for the shotgun murders of their parents in 1989, their defense team and more than a dozen family members rallied outside the city's Hall of Justice Wednesday to call on District Attorney George Gascón to push for a new sentence that could set them free before the end of the year.
They accused their father of sexual abuse and fired so many shots they had to go back to the car to reload before firing the shot that killed their mother, who had tried to escape after being wounded, according to authorities. The scene was so gory, one of the crime scene investigators on the case previously told Fox News Digital a detective held an umbrella overhead to block dripping blood and guts.
This is not a political issue. This is about truth, justice and healing,' said Anamaria Baralt, the niece of Jose Menendez and a cousin of the brothers. 'Lyle and Erik deserve a chance to heal, and our family deserves a chance to heal with them.' She and more than a dozen relatives of the brothers and their slain parents attended the briefing Wednesday to support their release.
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