Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascón announced his office will review new evidence alleging sexual abuse by their father, potentially leading to a reevaluation of the brothers' prison sentences and even their release.
Brothers Lyle and Erik Menendez, whose conviction for killing their parents came after one of the most lurid trials of the 1990s, are having their case revisited in light of new evidence, prosecutors said. At a press conference on Oct. 3, Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascón announced his office will review what he said is new evidence alleging the brothers were sexually abused by their father.
Why is the Menendez brothers' case receiving so much attention now? The case has returned to the headlines following the release of the scripted show 'Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story' on Netflix. Gascón said at the press conference that the decision to look at new evidence in the case was not related to the Netflix show, according to the Los Angeles Times. Actor Cooper Koch, who portrays Erik Menendez on the show, said on TODAY on Sept.
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