Erik and Lyle Menendez were convicted of murdering their parents Jose and Kitty Menendez in 1996.
“Based on everything that I know, I don't believe that they are,” Gascón tells PEOPLE. “Quite frankly, they probably haven't been for a very long time, if they ever were. I think this is not like they were going around killing people or robbing people on the street."
While Gascón can issue a recommendation on resentencing, a judge will ultimately make the final decision. Since May of 2023, Gascón’s office has been reviewing a Habeas Corpus petition that attorneys for the brothers filed in Los Angeles County Superior Court, citing new evidence in the case.
Joan Andersen VanderMolen , Kitty Menendez' sister, and Karen VanderMolen, Kitty Menendez' niece , sit at a press conference outside the Criminal Courts Building on October 16, 2024 in Los Angeles, California.Lyle was 21 and Erik was 18 when they fatally shot their parents using 12-gauge shotguns in the den of their Beverly Hills, Calif., home on Aug. 20, 1989.Jose, 45, was hit multiple times, including point blank in the head.
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