This 1992 file photo shows double murder defendants Erik (R) and Lyle Menendez (L) during a court appearance in Los Angeles, Ca. The Menendez brothers have been found guilty of first degree murder 20 March in their second trial for the killing of their parents.
A Los Angeles prosecutor said on Thursday he is asking the court to resentence Erik and Lyle Menendez after they have spent more than 30 years in prison for the shotgun murder of their parents, after new evidence emerged indicating they were sexually abused by their father for years.Lyle Menendez, left, and his brother Erik Menendez are seen during a 1992 court appearance. They have spent more than 30 years in prison for the 1989 killing of their parents.
Jose Menendez was shot in the back of the head and Kitty Menendez was shot 15 times at their Beverly Hills home. Lyle was 21 and Erik was 18 at the time.A recent Netflix series dramatizing their story revived interest in the case, but for more than a year defence lawyers have been in talks with prosecutors about vacating the sentence or seeking a new trial, citing new evidence that came to light supporting the brothers' claim they had been molested for years.
Gascón has said there is no doubt the brothers killed their parents but cited new evidence, including a letter Erik Menendez purportedly wrote to a cousin eight months before the murders in which he described the abuse. Had the evidence been presented at trial, the jury may have reached a different outcome, he said.
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