Oct 4, 2024 - Business

Prosecutors to review new evidence in Menendez brothers case

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The Menendez brothers were sentenced to life in prison for murdering their parents in Los Angeles, California; prosecutors will review new evidence in the case, they announced Thursday. — Erik Menendez, left, and is brother Lyle, were convicted in the 1989 murders of their parents. Photo courtesy of Getty Images

L.A. prosecutors are reviewing new evidence that could reduce the prison sentences of Lyle and Erik Menendez, the brothers who were convicted of killing their parents in 1989.

The big picture: The review could lead prosecutors to reduce the brothers' sentences, give them new trials or simply release them.

Driving the news: L.A. County District Attorney George Gascón said his office will review new evidence that the Mendenez brothers' father molested them, the L.A. Times reports.

Evidence of severe abuse was presented at the brothers' first trials, which ended in hung juries — but excluded from their second trials, which resulted in life sentences.

Zoom out: Their case gained new attention in recent weeks after Netflix began streaming the true-crime drama "Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story."

A second documentary, "The Menendez Brothers" — from Campfire Studios, which has a partnership with Axios Entertainment — will begin streaming Monday. Netflix says the film includes "extensive audio interviews with Lyle and Erik."

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