A judge in the Menendez brothers trial has postponed a resentencing hearing to January 2025.
Erik and Lyle Menendez, who murdered their parents in 1989, appeared virtually for the first time in almost 30 years at a court hearing. It was thanks in part to outgoing Los Angeles District Attorney George Gascon’s recent recommendation of reducing their sentences, which could allow them to be eligible for immediate parole. Gascon credited the recent popularity of a Netflix documentary on the case for that request.
The defendants also shared new evidence supporting their claims that they were sexually and physically abused by their father, wealthy music industry executive Jose Menendez, which led to the murders of their parents in their Beverly Hills, California, mansion.
Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Michael Jesic announced Monday in court that the Menendez brothers’…
