The killer brothers could step out of prison

Brothers Joseph Lyle Menendez (57) and Erik Galen Menendez (54) were due to parents’ murder, José and Mary Louise « Kitty » Menendez At their home in Beverly Hills in 1989, sentenced to life in prison. The public became interested in the case of last year’s Netflix’s documentary The Menendez Brothers (Brothers Madzez).

They are also supported by Kim Kardashian

After the act, they initially claimed that it was a mafia murder, and the police took them under scrutiny for wasting money and because they hired a computer expert who deleted his father’s updated will.

During the trial, their lawyers claimed that they killed their parents in self -defense after years of alleged sexual, emotional and physical abuse. An example, which, in addition to the Netflix documentary, is also recorded in many books and films, still shares Americans. In the last two years, the brothers have tried to reduce the penalty, and due to the changed social climate, they have become a little icons of fighting sexual abuse. In their efforts, they were also publicly supported by some celebrities, including Kim Kardashian.

The prosecutor considers that they have not rehabilitated

Now they are a Los Angeles judge Michael Jesic reduced the sentence to 50 years to life prison, allowing them to apply for conditional discharge. « I believe that they have done enough in the last 35 years to one day to get the opportunity to release, » the judge said. The decision on their possible release must be made by the State Commission for Conditional Shoots, which will decide on the case next month.

The District Attorney has strongly opposed the lower sentence, saying that the brothers in prison had not been rehabilitated. In court, they both took responsibility for murder and apologized for their actions. They talked about their hopes to work with victims of sexual abuse and help prisoners if they got a second chance.