Menendez brothers set to be resentenced for murder of parents
BREAKING: Prosecutors recommend resentencing Erik and Lyle Menendez in 1989 killings of their parents https://t.co/h9HEjkQjuz
- The Associated Press (@AP) October 24, 2024
Lyle Menendez, 56, and his 53-year-old brother Erik are serving life in prison without parole for the shotgun murders of their father and mother - Jose and Kitty Menendez - in 1989.
They were jailed after a trial in 1996 when Lyle was 21 and Erik was 18.
Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascon said: "Under the law, resentencing is appropriate. I'm going to recommend that to a court tomorrow."
He said he would recommend that their life sentences be removed and replaced with a sentence of 50 years to life, but that they would be eligible for parole because of their young age at the time of the murders.
"I believe they have paid their debt to society," Mr Gascon said.
Prosecutors must now seek court approval, with the final decision falling to the judge.
BREAKING: Los Angeles County DA recommends resentencing the Menendez brothers for the 1989 killings of their parents. https://t.co/5rQdUbS17D pic.twitter.com/xJcx3Wg2OB
- NBC News (@NBCNews) October 24, 2024
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