Menendez brothers get angry: What happens next?

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The Menendez brothers may be released from prison soon; this was a possibility that did not exist more than a decade ago when they exhausted all their applications.

Joseph Menendez, whose middle name is Lyle, and his younger brother Erik Menendez have been in California prisons since 1996, serving life sentences without the possibility of parole. 1989 murders of parents.

Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascón this week took a big step towards reducing the sentences, and if the court approves them, they will be eligible for parole immediately.

The brothers claim they shot their father, Jose Menendez, a former RCA Records executive, in self-defense after warning him that they planned to expose him as a child sexual abuser, claiming they thought he was going to kill them. When they opened fire, they also killed their mother, Mary “Kitty” Menendez, who was sitting next to Jose eating ice cream in his Beverly Hills living room.

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Their first trial ended in a mistrial because jurors could not agree on their fate. After a second trial in the mid-1990s that excluded some evidence about the alleged sexual abuse, jurors agreed with prosecutors that the case was one of greed.

He told reporters on Thursday that new evidence that could corroborate the sexual abuse allegations had not yet been reviewed by the court, but that the allegations had led Gascón to seek a reduced sentence for the brothers.

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The prosecutor formally requested in court Friday to reduce the sentence to life in prison without the possibility of parole from 50 years to life in prison.

The judge will either accept or reject Gascón’s recommendation, depending on whether he believes the brothers have been rehabilitated or whether it is in the interests of justice for them to be released. If he agrees to impose a new sentence, one will be able to choose something different and choose something different. If the judge reduces the sentence, the brothers would be eligible for parole because they were under 26 at the time of the crime and have already served more than 25 years in prison. State corrections officials will then have six months to schedule parole hearings, the parole board said. If the parole board agrees to release them, the case will go to: Governor Gavin NewsomWho will have the final say?

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If they get out, the next logical step is to figure out how to make a living. Although state law prohibits them from collecting any inheritance from their victims, they already have a few chances.

“The Menendez murders, along with Mount Rushmore, the JFK assassination, the Manson/Mansfield murders and Robert Durst, are among the most high-profile, almost legendary—if that’s an appropriate description—murders in American history,” said Doug Eldridge. celebrity branding expert and founder of Achilles PR.

“It has name recognition across at least two generations and could even appeal to a younger audience who may not be familiar with the backstory but are curious about the genre.”

He told Fox News Digital that they could quickly get a documentary deal with a streaming giant like Netflix for their first paycheck.

The pop culture expert said the siblings would be better off financially and emotionally if they controlled the narrative themselves and took responsibility for their projects Pérez HiltonHe said he would miss the chance to interview either of the brothers if they came out.

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Hilton also predicted that they might divorce after at least one of them signed up for social media, which did not exist when they were imprisoned in the summer of 1996. They both got married behind bars.

“Imagine suddenly being imprisoned for over 34 years. You married someone because you never thought you’d go out. Then all of a sudden you’re free,” Hilton told Fox News Digital. “You are on social media. You quickly learn the ways of social media and the thing is, even while he was in prison he was sending letters to women. This is how they met their spouses. … Their DMs will be flooded.

Lyle Menendez previously gave a hint to the public about what he plans to do if released.

Menendez’s brother said he was studying for a master’s degree and was working on how to reintegrate into society when called upon. live interview with attorney Mark Geragos at CrimeCon 2024 in Nashville.

“Well, hopefully… I’ve had these conversations with the corrections officers who are in charge of allowing formerly incarcerated people to return to prisons to do good work, and they are absolutely open to me continuing to work, and they want me to continue working. “I embraced the idea of ​​transforming prison yards to create living environments and communities that would produce better neighbors,” Lyle said.

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He added that he worked on therapy groups with other inmates while in prison and plans to continue his advocacy work for victims of childhood sexual abuse.

“I had meetings with Rosie O’Donnell “It’s about building a foundation where we can go and try to talk to forums in these groups and help in that area,” Lyle added. “It’s an area where I spend a lot of my time.”