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Lyle and Erik were charged with two counts of first-degree murder with special circumstances for lying in wait, making them eligible for the death penalty, and charges of conspiracy to murder. During their first trial, the defense argued that the brothers killed their parents in self-defense after years of alleged sexual, emotional, and ...
The brothers' first trial, which included testimony detailing the abuse, ended in two hung juries. In the second trial, much of the evidence of the abuse was excluded, according to the habeas ...
Menendez brothers to be resentenced, LA DA recommends they be eligible for parole after serving 3 decades in prison for 1989 murder of their parents Chris Nesi October 24, 2024 at 5:14 PM
The brothers were both arrested in 1990 on two counts of first-degree murder. Two subsequent trials resulted in Erik and Lyle’s conviction and a life sentence without the possibility of parole.
They are accused of first-degree murder. July 1993: The Menendez brothers go on trial in a Los Angeles courtroom, each with a separate jury, in a trial televised on Court TV. Prosecutors argued ...
The brothers were retried and found guilty after a first trial ended with jurors deadlocked. Both were convicted on two counts of first-degree murder and sentenced to life.
Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story chronicles the case of the real-life brothers convicted in 1996 for the murders of their parents, José and Kitty Menendez. While the prosecution argued they were seeking to inherit their family fortune, the brothers claimed—and remain adamant to this day, as they serve life sentences without the possibility of parole—that their actions stemmed ...
Aaron Josef Hernandez [a] (November 6, 1989 – April 19, 2017) was an American professional football player who was a tight end in the National Football League (NFL). He played three seasons with the New England Patriots until his arrest and conviction for the murder of Odin Lloyd.