the notorious murder trial of lyle and erik menendez. the brothers sentenced to life in prison without parole for killing their parents. what the los angeles d.a. is now suggesting. >>> tonight, tourists horrified in cancun. gunmen storming the beach, killing someone. the escape then on a jet ski. >>> tonight, the new lawsuit filed against country music star garth brooks. a hairstylist and makeup artist accusing him of sexual assault. >>> and tonight, who is the wnba's rookie of the year? the cheers when they heard her name. >>> good evening and it's great to have you with us here on a very busy thursday night. we begin tonight with the breaking news, a verdict just in in the police beating death of tyre nichols in memphis, after a traffic stop in january of last year. tonight, three former officers have now been found guilty of federal civil rights charges. the horrific incident captured on surveillance and body camera video. nichols pulled from his vehicle and beaten a block from his home. the three officers pleaded not guilty to these

jose menendez, lyle and erik claim their lives were in danger and that their parents, jose and kitty menendez wanted to kill them to cover up the alleged abuse. there were 2 trials. the first one ended in a hung jury. the second a first-degree murder conviction with no parole. the menendez brothers legal team asked prosecutors to take a second look at this high profile case with newly surfaced evidence like a letter eric wrote to his cousin detailing the alleged abuse before the murder. >> also, a former member of the boy band minuto came forward alleging jose menendez as a music executive at rca records sexually abused him when he was just 14 years old. we're going to recommend to the court. >> they had the life without the possibility of parole be removed. and they will be sentence for murder. because there are 2 murders involved. no, we 50 years life, however, because of their age. under the law since they were under 26 years of age. the time crimes occurred, there will be. eligible for parole. >> you even know guess cohn has re sentenced over 300 people during his his time as the

now, lyle and erik menendez have spent more than 30 years behind bars.ut a decision today by the former san francisco and current l.a. district attorney george gascon could see the brothers walk out of prison. nbc bay area's jocelyn moran joins me in the newsroom with why. tomorrow, jocelyn is so important for them and how technology, social media and a renewed moment in the spotlight is giving those brothers a second chance. tomorrow will be a very important day for the brothers. but tonight, if you type in the menendez brothers into any social media platform, you will find numerous videos talking about this case. experts say younger generations who might not have been alive at the time of the crime are helping to bring this case back into the light, highlighting the power of technology and social media. the menendez brothers have been behind bars for more than three decades, but tonight they may soon be on the verge of release. i believe that they have paid their debt to society. former san francisco and current los angeles district attorney george gas

do you forgive lyle and erik menendez for what they did? yes, absolutely.mark the point and the purpose of you and the family getting together with this news conference on wednesday, is it to put pressure on the d.a? yes or no? i would say it's more to give him the wind at his back now. district attorney gascon has not announced a timeline for completing that review. back here in the bay area tonight, richmond police are trying to find out which of 215 year old boys was driving when their joyride ended tragically. police say they were in the stolen car with two other kids when it crashed along canal boulevard yesterday morning. a 14 year old girl was ejected and died at the scene. her 11 year old sister was also critically injured. investigators say the 215 year olds may have tried to run from the scene, but officers found them well, fighting for their right to ride today. hundreds of legally blind people took to the streets in protest of uber and lyft. they say they're constantly discriminated against, usually because drivers don't want their guide dogs in

erik and lyle menendez have been recommended for re—sentencing more than 35 years after killing theirarents, in a move that could be the first step towards their release. a warning from the un — cut carbon emissions or be on track to miss global warming limits by a �*catastrophic�* margin. hello, i'm catriona perry. you're very welcome. we start in the middle east — where efforts to re—start negotiations on a ceasefire and hostage release deal in gaza continued on thursday. us secretary of state antony blinken is in doha for meetings with qatari leaders. he said that israeli and american negotiators will travel to doha in the coming days for fresh ceasefire talks. a hamas official — speaking after talks with egyptian mediators in cairo on thursday — told the french news agency afp that the group is ready to stop fighting if israel commits to a ceasefire deal. speaking alongside qatar's prime minister a little earlier, secretary blinken said he hopes to find a diplomatic resolution to the war in the wake of israel's killing of hamas leader yahya sinwar — whom he described as a central

my hope is that erik and lyle menendez life sentences are reconsidered.ation looking at the case through a new lens. >> they're more aware of the trauma that people can carry with them from abuse. it's more brought out into the open. >> it was late summer 1989 on a sunday night. shots rang out in beverly hills. >> what happened? who was the person that was shot? >> my mom and my dad, jose and kitty menendez, were just watching television and eating ice cream when their sons burst into the living room with the shotguns. they just repeatedly fired at close range. >> kitty, a homemaker, and jose, a powerful music executive, jose menendez was a titanic personality. >> he was domineering. he wanted to get what he wanted, and he was going to steamroll anybody who got in his way. >> since they were not initially suspects, they were able to claim an insurance payout of $600,000. >> the menendez brothers went on a spending spree. they bought porsches. they bought expensive watches that raised suspicions. sharp suspicions in the district attorney's office. >> it go

a scary moments and reactions have been strong to a new netflix documentary on lyle and erik menendez. >> some of the strongest are coming from relatives of the brothers who are serving life for killing their parents. more than three decades ago, i just felt like, well, nobody else is doing anything. >> i must have been wrong. then lyle and eric killing their parents made me wonder again. you know, maybe i wasn't wrong then. >> family members of lyle and erik menendez are speaking out in a new netflix documentary, claiming the brothers acted in self-defense when they shot and killed their parents in their beverly hills home in 1989. their cousin, detailing the alleged sexual abuse the brothers suffered at the hands of their father. >> he was afraid that his dad was going to do so that night, do the very same thing that night. >> she says she tried to tell the boy's mother, kitty, but she didn't believe the story. >> the fact that they didn't just have a dad that was doing this, but a mother that knew about it and didn't help them. i don't understand how she didn't protect him. >> prod

do you forgive lyle and erik menendez for what they did? yes, absolutely.rk the point and the purpose of you and the family getting together with this news conference on wednesday, is it to put pressure on the d.a? yes or no? i would say it's more to give him the wind at his back now. district attorney gascon has not announced a timeline for completing that review. back here in the bay area tonight, richmond police are trying to find out which of 215 year old boys was driving when their joyride ended tragically. police say they were in the stolen car with two other kids when it crashed along canal boulevard yesterday morning. a 14 year old girl was ejected and died at the scene. her 11 year old sister was also critically injured. investigators say the 215 year olds may have tried to run from the scene, but officers found them well, fighting for their right to ride today. hundreds of legally blind people took to the streets in protest of uber and lyft. they say they're constantly discriminated against, usually because drivers don't want their guide dogs in t

jose menendez, lyle and erik claim their lives were in danger and that their parents, jose and kitty menendez wanted to kill them to cover up the alleged abuse. there were 2 trials. the first one ended in a hung jury. the second a first-degree murder conviction with no parole. the menendez brothers legal team asked prosecutors to take a second look at this high profile case with newly surfaced evidence like a letter eric wrote to his cousin detailing the alleged abuse before the murder. >> also, a former member of the boy band menudo came forward alleging jose menendez as a music executive at rca records sexually abused him when he was just 14 years old. we're going to recommend to the court. >> they had the life without the possibility of parole be removed. and they will be sentence for murder. because their tumors involved. no, we 50 years life, however, because of their age. under the law since they were under 26 years of age. at the time crimes occurred, there will be. eligible for parole. >> you even know guess cohn has re sentenced over 300 people during his his time as the dist

this was why physical, verbal, psychological, sexual abuse that went on for years. >> lyle and erik menendezre stone cold murderers. abuse does not justify a revenge killing. never. never. never, ever. >> nightline co-anchor juju chang spoke with the menendez brothers cousin, karen van der molen, earlier this month. >> there are some who argue that the sex abuse was fabricated. >> sure they do. they don't want to admit the truth. they were afraid that jose really would kill people. >> the brothers said they feared for their lives when they shot their parents. after lyle threatened to expose their secret. their cousins backing up the allegations of abuse. >> he told me never to reveal it to anybody to promise him that i would keep it a secret between us. >> but prosecutors in 1993 said the abuse defense was fabricated. at one point even saying men can't be raped. it's the people's position. >> first of all, that men cannot be raped since they lack the necessary equipment to actually be raped. >> that jury deadlocked. >> i find that the jury is hopelessly deadlocked, and the court declares a m

four on cnn menendez brothers could soon learn their fate. >> and roughly an hour or the los angeles district attorney is set to announce his decision on the possible re-sentencing of erik and lyle menendez, the isn't could possibly free the brothers from prison. there are currently serving life sentences without parole for killing their parents in their beverly hills mansion back in 1989 cnn stephanie elam is in los angeles on this story. what are we expecting here? stuff finding out if this will be seen as a need to have this recent incident occur. >> it doesn't i mean, that they will just be scot-free as of today. let me explain why. let me give you a little bit of timeline here of how this has happened in their first trial. it ended in a mistrial in that case, they were saying saying that this was all self-defense because of emotional, physical abuse that they were dealing with and physical and then they also said, as far as the prosecutors were concerned that this was it's all about hatred and the fact that they, too young men had been disinherited from their parents, will that didn't go forward, obviously than the second trial. they were convicted of first-degree

the infamous case, lyle and erik menendez serving life for the 1989 killings of their parents. they say it was self-defense after years of abuse. today, the d.a. recommending they be resentenced after new evidence emerged. could they be released? and how soon? we question the d.a. >>> just 12 days until the election, kamala harris bringing out the star power. a rally in georgia with barack obama and bruce springsteen. and now word beyonce will also join her on the trail. it comes after the vice president said she believes donald trump is a fascist. mr. trump, meantime, blitzing two battlegrounds in the west, and his new vow, if he is re-elected, to fire special counsel jack smith. >>> the ballots burned in a critical battleground, a mailbox set ablaze. the suspect under arrest. >>> mcdonald's saying it's identified the source of the onions linked to its e. coli outbreak. the supplier issuing a recall she wound up in the hospital after eating . the fda investigating. and the mom who says she wound up in the hospital after eating mcdonald's. >>> and the insect wrangler who overca

a just to remind you, lyle and erik menendez are each serving two life sentences without parole for fatallying their parents, kitty and jose menendez in their beverly hills home back in 1989. their story has been brought back into the public eye recently after a netflix documentary retold that story. if the district attorney recommends resentencing, in the wake of pressure from the brothers�* family, some attorneys and supporters in the public gallery there, his decision will then go to a judge to decide whether lyle and erik menendez will be released from prison, receive a shorter sentence or be offered a new trial. it will not be possible to buy a disposable vape in england and wales afterjune next year. the move is intended to protect children's health by reducing the appeal of vapes, and reduce the environmental damage caused by packaging. scotland and northern ireland are expected to announce similar bans in coming weeks. it hasn't gone down well with the uk vaping association, whose director—generaljohn dunne spoke to the today programme this morning. i think the way it structured at

the menendez brothers are one step closer to freedom. the stunning decision that could see lyle and erik released from prison. >> i believe that they have paid their debt to society. >> we have the latest, including the rapper who was locked up with the brothers. what he knows. >> i believe that they'll be contributing members of society and they'll never recidivate. >> then her high school sweetheart developed a fatal obsession. >> he was constantly, i love you, you're beautiful. >> woken up to a violent assault and attack. she should have never survived. >> i was grabbing the blade of the knife and he just kept twisting it. >> the dark secrets she uncovered. >> i was literally the last person to know. >> and how she lived to tell her harrowing story. your daily source for true crime starts right now. thanks for joining us. we start with the menendez brothers officially granted a second chance at going free. so what happens next? are they ready to reenter the world? they left behind? 35 years ago, the los angeles county district attorney filing the promised motion requesting resentencin

the lyle and erik menendez story. the two are serving life sentences tomorrow. family members are planning to gather near the l.a. county's district attorney's office in support of the brothers. it comes as d.a. george gascon down in southern california, is reviewing new evidence in this case that includes a letter that erik menendez wrote to his cousin that his attorney said corroborates claims of sexual abuse by his father in that letter. that letter was written nine months before their parents were killed. the menendez attorney, mark geragos, says the brothers are cautiously optimistic that this could overturn their convictions. the da has said that he's taken it seriously. he hasn't made a decision yet. i take him at his word because he's been honest with us all the way along. and you see the da there. george gascon used to be the former da in san francisco. he has not announced a timeline for completing the new review. well, san francisco is prepping for a nightmare on halloween, and this is good news. they're hoping everyone will take part. the city announ

s decision to review the case of lyle and erik menendez. could they go free? >>> tonight here, the midair confrontation on board an american airlines flight. passengers rushing to help a woman. >>> the new images tonight. the effort to save the elephants from the floods. >>> and the remarkable moment in a walmart parking lot. what dolly parton has done tonight. dolly and the everyday heroes helping in the storm zone. our "persons of the week." >> announcer: from abc news world headquarters in new york, this is "world news tonight" with david muir. >> david: good evening, and it's great to have you with us. we have made it to friday. we have a lot to get to tonight. the devastation after hurricane helene. we're watching another system that could bring up to another foot of rain. meteorologist cecily tynan is here. and what dolly parton has done in the storm zone tonight. the whole effort remarkable. >>> but we begin tonight with the economy and the blockbuster new jobs report. the new numbers blowing past expectations. the stock market tonight hitting a new all

brothers erik and lyle menendez, aged 18 and 21, claimed they had found the bodies of their parents,carrying out the killings themselves. the defendants are in court with their attorneys and the people are represented. during their trial, which was televised, the brothers said they'd been physically and sexually abused by their father, and argued it was manslaughter. at the time, they were not believed, and were eventually convicted of murder and sentenced to life without parole. but last year, new evidence was revealed which backed up the brothers�* claims of abuse, and there were calls from some family members for them to be released. lyle and erik have already paid a heavy price. discarded by a system that failed to recognise their claim. they have grown, they have changed, and they have become better men, despite everything that they've been through. today, the district attorney for la recommended that the brothers should be given a lighter sentence, which means they could now walk free. we are going to recommend to the court that the life - without the possibility of parole be r

. >>> in los angeles, the fate of lyle and erik menendez. could they soon be freed? tonight, what the l.a. d.a. is now saying about his decision, and when we'll hear it. >>> tonight, the airline now allowing passengers to make mid-flight phone calls, to facetime, and to hold zoom meetings from their seats. and what does this mean for other passengers who will have to hear all of this? >>> and two people we've lost tonight. you'll remember their stories. they reached incredible milestones, and tonight, they've left us with words to live by. >> david: good evening, and we begin tonight with this new warning with just 13 days until the election. the retired four-star marine general who was former president donald trump's longest-serving chief of staff, retired general john kelly, warning that if trump is elected again, he would rule like a dictator, and kelly describing in detail what trump said about hitler on a number of occasions. you will hear the audio of general kelly right here tonight. vice president kamala harris coming before the cameras this afternoon, callin

. >> after hurricane helene and milton struck and that region plus relatives of erik and lyle menendez are demanding the release from prison now decades after they killed their parents. >> family members of erik and lyle menendez are calling for the convicted murderers to be released from prison more than 30 years after they killed their parents. they're urging the public to now signing petition in a push for the da to grant the brothers a re-sentencing. >> jennifer mcgraw reports. >> america already paid a heavy price. it started by a system that failed recognize their >> 30 family members and bold lyle and erik menendez is mothers and fathers side held a press conference in front of downtown olay's criminal courts building asking for the brothers to be released from prison where i think about the pain and suffering and or >> it breaks my heart. >> know that the system failed them so profound. they tried to protect themselves only way. >> they knew how by lynn erica been behind bars for nearly 35 years after murdering their wealthy parents, jose and kitty, in 1989 inside the family's

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their sons lyle and erik menendez were 21 and 18 at the time law enforcement was working to track down committed this horrific crime. when erik's there this mistress said she knew the truth. she overheard eric confessed to the crime. and all of it was on tape. >> i plan the perfect murder i carried out the perfect murder do you remember telling diane sawyer that? >> yes. >> law enforcement got the recorded therapy sessions and in march 1990, erik and lyle were taken into custody. three years later, it went to trial. >> i want to see him walk down the street, not in chains, not in shackles, and not with a deputy sheriff sheriff standing next to him. >> there are human beings and they had the right to live. >> the brothers admitted they killed their wealthy parents with shotguns one night as they were watching television at home or in around so my mom where did you shoot her >> but they alleged it was after years of physical and sexual abuse at the hands of their father now, do you recall the first time that he wasn't nice during the sex yes. yes. >> and you were 11? >> i was 11 the jury

their sons, lyle and erik menendez were 21 and 18 at the time.orcement was working to track down who committed this horrific crime. when eric's therapists, mistress said she knew the truth she overheard eric confessed to the crime, and all of it was on tape. >> i plan the perfect murder. i carried out the perfect murder do you remember telling diane sawyer that yes. >> law enforcement got the recorded therapy sessions and in march 1990, erik and lyle were taken into custody. >> three years later, it went to trial. >> i want to see him walk down the street, not in chains, not in shackles, and not with a deputy sheriff stand sitting next to him. >> there are human beings and they had the right to live. >> the brothers admitted they killed their wealthy parents with shotguns. one night as they were watching television at home, or in around it. >> so my mom where did you shoot her alleged it was after years of physical and sexual abuse at the hands of their father. >> now, do you recall the first time that he wasn't nice during the sex? >> yes. yes.

at the core of all of this, a letter written by erik menendez before the killings, because attorneys that it corroborates allegations that he was sexually abused by his father was also a signed declaration from a member of the band manuel, who says that he was also molested by jose menendez now back when this trial happen the defense argued that menendez brothers feared their parents were about to kill them because they were going to expose their fathers abuse prosecutors claimed they wanted their parents multimillion dollar state the da says he believes that the topic of sexual assault would have been treated with more sensitivity the case had been happening today. a new hearing now has been scheduled for november 29. well, joining me now, robert rand, author, who has been working on the story of lyle and erik menendez for decades and for a federal prosecutor, neama rahmani. gentlemen, thank you both for joining me, robert, have to start with you. this case has been just spell binding for so many reasons. you were the one that found the letter that which is now being used as evidenc

i want to bring in an author who has been working on the story of lyle and erik menendez for decades.ert rand former federal prosecutor, neama rahmani is also with us nima wasn't a mistake for the da to post ben delete a screenshot of that undated letter that erik menendez wrote decades ago i don't think so. laura and i think all signs point to george gascon agreeing to a re-sentencing now, he's had this information for quite some time more than a year, but things are moving very quickly and we've talked about the legal case and the challenges that erik and lyle have improving self-defense, but they have presented a mask store full case in the court of public opinion veronica and i were talking off camera and i haven't seen a crowd like this in los angeles in or outside a courtroom since oj. and there's a lot of support, both here locally, grew up the nation for the brothers. i mean, setting aside the family members that spoke today. so i think all signs do point to george gascon agreeing to this re-sentencing. and i think happened before the november 5 election because of course, he'

the trial of lyle and erik menendez grip, the u.s. in the 1990s, they are currently serving life sentences without a parole for killing their parents in 1989. but recently there has been new attention on the case because of a certain channel. cnn's jean casarez has more the los angeles district attorney george gascon is recommending a resentencing for erik and lyle menendez they of course are the brothers that were sentenced in 1996 for premeditated murder of their parents jose and kitty menendez in 1989. at the time of the commission of their crimes, eric was 18, lyle was 21. the district attorney says they have served and been in custody about 35 years at this point. and because of their rehabilitation, which it appears he's going to focus in on. he believes that a re-sentencing is appropriate. here are the exact words of the district attorney of los angeles, george gasc, gone after very careful review of all the arguments that were made for people on both sides of this equation. i came to a place where i believe under the law, rese

the family of erik and lyle menendez, the two brothers found guilty nearly 30 years ago of murdering their parents, is playing to hold a news conference. now this comes after new evidence was released in the high profile case, cnn has obtained a letter from erik menendez alluding to his father's allegedly sexually abusing him. a netflix documentary this month about the case sparked renewed interest in the case, actually online on tiktok sort of sparked this this new documentary. a review of erik and lyle menendez sentences of life without parole is now being had at the district attorney's office scene and legal correspondent jean casarez is now joining us to discuss this has gotten renewed interest, partly because of folks on tiktok that is the truth. they went and looked at this case and they're saying all manner of things. but you've been looking at the transcripts of what actually happened in these trials. and there were two trials. walk us through what is happening. well, first of all, george gascon of los angeles, he's running for reelection and he's also the one that's really p

it was a letter written from erik menendez to his cousin and andy and it says, quote, i've been tryingavoid dad. it's still happening. andy, but it's worse for me now. i never know when it's going to happen and it's driving me crazy. every night i stay of thinking he might come in. attorneys say that this letter was written months before the murders happened, though when george cosco and posted it, it was undated now, just about 20 minutes. there's going to be a press conference here, and i want to show you just how many people have shown up for this. there are we are surrounded by cats cameras and reporters, and then behind this camera, behind our camera, there are dozens of people have lined up to see what is going to be happening here family members of the month and does brothers are flying in from all over the country, a long list of speakers, including cousins of the menendez brothers, and notably kitty menendez is sister conversely kitty menendez, his brother, is one family member who is not happy about this and who feel that the menendez brothers should not be released. so we'll

prosecutors in los angeles say they are reviewing new evidence in the case of erik and lyle menendez.he brothers have spent nearly 35 years in prison for shooting and killing their parents back in 1989. at the time, they claimed they had been sexually abused by both parents for years and that they were acting in self-defense. prosecutors argued the pair were seeking their parents multimillion dollar fortune. now, the los angeles district attorney is taking a look at the new evidence that includes a letter that erik menendez allegedly wrote eight months before the murders. in it, he described the abuse. the brothers attorneys argue that because of society's changing views on sexual abuse, the brothers may not have been convicted of first degree murder if that were happening. today, that hearing is now set for have aer 26th. all right. we runs. yeah. and who can forget the giants madison bumgarner? clutch pitching performance in the 2014 world series or the dodgers? kirk gibson's magical home run in 1988 world series? well, tonight, baseball fans were treated to another happened tonight

jose menendez, lyle and erik claim their lives were in danger and that their parents, jose and kitty menendez wanted to kill them to cover up the alleged abuse. there were 2 trials. the first one ended in a hung jury. the second a first-degree murder conviction with no parole. the menendez brothers legal team asked prosecutors to take a second look at this high profile case with newly surfaced evidence like a letter eric crouch was cousin detailing the alleged abuse before the murder. >> also, a former member of the boy band minuto came forward alleging jose menendez as a music executive at rca records sexually abused him when he was just 14 years old. we're going to recommend to the court. >> they had the life without the possibility of parole be removed. and they will be sentence for murder. because there are 2 murders involved. no, we 50 years life, however, because of their age. under the law since they were under 26 years of age. the time crimes occurred, there will be. eligible for parole. >> you even know guess cohn has re sentenced over 300 people during his his time as the di

jose menendez, lyle and erik claim their lives were in danger and that their parents, jose and kitty menendez wanted to kill them to cover up the alleged abuse. there were 2 trials. the first one ended in a hung jury. the second a first-degree murder conviction with no parole. the menendez brothers legal team asked prosecutors to take a second look at this high profile case with newly surfaced evidence like a letter eric wrote to his cousin detailing the alleged abuse before the murder. >> also, a former member of the boy band menudo came forward alleging jose menendez as a music executive at rca records sexually abused him when he was just 14 years old. we're going to recommend to the court. >> they had the life without the possibility of parole be removed. and they will be sentence for murder. bush because there are 2 murders involved that we 50 years life, however, be.ause of their age. under the law since they were under 26 years of age. at the time crimes occurred, there will be. eligible for parole. >> you even know guess cohn has re sentenced over 300 people during his his time

i mean, i would not be shocked by that at all. >> tmz also reports erik menendez is planning to live with his wife in las vegas if released. it's unclear yet what lyle menendez plans might be. meanwhile, police have stepped up patrols around that. beverly hills home where jose and kitty menendez were killed as renewed interest in the case is attracting crowds to the house. officers have taken calls from several neighbors upset about an increase in people walking and driving through the area. tmz reports some tour busses have even added the location to their routes. no one lives in the home now. it is undergoing renovations. you can stay on top of the latest news surrounding the menendez brothers by downloading the fox local app. there, you'll find updates from law enforcement as well as reaction from family members and the public. >> our time is now. 508. the golden state warriors continue to start of their new nba season on the road today, but this weekend they'll play their season opener against the l.a. clippers. ktvu is james torres already at chase center in san francisco? lookin

it just started by a system that failed recognize their >> 30 family members and bold lyle and erik menendez is mothers and fathers side held a press conference in front of downtown olay's criminal courts building asking for the brothers to be released from prison where i think about the pain and suffering anger. >> it breaks my heart. >> know that the system failed them so profound. they tried to protect themselves only way. >> they knew how by lynn erica been behind bars for nearly 35 years after murdering their wealthy parents, jose and kitty, in 1989 inside the family's beverly hills mansion, they were sentenced to life without the possibility of parole like so many others. i struggle to process the events of that last i about. >> over time, it became clear that there were 2 other victims there on that day. my cousins live there. >> the majority of the brothers family members have always felt the brothers acted in self-defense after severing a lifetime of abuse and should have been found guilty of manslaughter and not murder. >> their better. their lives. and the families was on the cour

reporter: after more than three decades behind bars, there is now a glimmer of hope for lyle and erik menendez, who are serving life in prison without parole for the brutal killings of their parents in 1989. the los angeles district attorney has announced that he will review their case after lawyers for the brothers came forward with new evidence that they say corroborates the brothers' claim that they were sexually abused by their father, the crucial issue in the case. >> what's the problem? >> someone killed my parents. >> reporter: it was a crime that was both shocking and salacious. the televised trial that captured the nation's attention, and now it's once again a cultural phenomenon popularized by a new and controversial netflix series. >> i'm just a normal kid. >> oh, erik, you're a normal kid who killed your parents. >> i know. >> reporter: the two young men both testifying they believed it was either kill or be killed, >> they were planning to kill us. >> reporter: that they had been sexually abused behind the doors of their beverly hills mansion by their domineering father, and that

prosecutors are reviewing new evidence in the case of lyle and erik menendez.g, everyone. welcome to west coa

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new evidence presented in a petition by erik menendez, attorney, corroborates allegations that he washis father. this could warrant a change in the charges from murder to manslaughter. a hearing on the new evidence has been set for november 29th. >> the fight for change among latinos. >> coming up, how east bay entrepreneurs are marking latina equal pay day and a message for the younger generation. >> plus, when will this heat wave end? meteorologist roberto gonzalez is trackin some scorching temperatures. s why choose a mobile network built for places you'll probably never be... ...instead of for where you are most of the time? xfinity mobile was designed for where you need it most. now xfinity internet customers can buy one line of unlimited and get one free for a year. volleyball player at san jose state. the university is now stepping up team security. the mercury news reports san jose state has added extra university police officers to help protect the team in tonight's game. the spartans lost to colorado state three. nothing. the match carried on despite other teams forfeiting.

the lyle and erik menendez story. l.a.ounty district attorney george gascon is actually taking a look at the new evidence that includes a letter written by eric to his cousin, andy cano, nine months before his parents were murdere, which allegedly refers to the abuse. a journalist explains how he found it several years after the cousins death. this is cano, invited me to go through andy's room. i mean, the room had been untouched since he passed away, and within 15 minutes, i found this letter. i realized that this letter could be a major piece of new, hard evidence. gascon has not announced a timeline for completing that review into the case. 547 right now, two decision 2024 voters are setting new early voting records in georgia and here at home. scott mcgrew we've been able to vote for more than a week now. yeah, i assume you're still getting these fliers, right? yeah, absolutely. these are from my house just yesterday. this one on prop five. one on two. that's a school thing. and then santa clara county voter informatio

the chief prosecutor in los angeles has recommended erik and lyle menendez should be resentenced by a released on parole. the brothers were convicted of murdering their parents more than three decades ago. their case was recently brought back into the spotlight when it was retold in a netflix series. emma vardy reports from la. this 911 call in 1989 sparked a murder case which gripped the world. brothers erik and lyle menendez, aged 18 and 21, claimed they'd found the bodies of their parents shot dead in their beverly hills mansion, but they later admitted carrying out the killings themselves. the defendants are in court with their attorneys, and the people are represented. during their trial, which was televised, the brothers said they'd been physically and sexually abused by their father and argued it was manslaughter. at the time, they were not believed and were eventually convicted of murder and sentenced to life without parole. but last year, new evidence was revealed which backed up the brothers�* claims of abuse and there were calls from some family members for them to be relea

. >>> a crucial decision about the fate of lyle and erik menendez now expected by the end of this week. the l.a. d.a. saying the decision could come by friday. they are serving life without parole for murdering their pati parents. the d.a. reviewing new evidence. >>> when we come back tonight, two people we lost today. you'll remember their storie your business needs a network it can count on... even during the unexpected. power's out! -power's out! comcast business has you covered, with wifi backup to help keep you up and running. wifi's up. let's power on! let's power on! -let's power on! it's from the company with 99.9% network reliability. let's power on! power on with the leader in connectivity. stay connected with comcast business internet and wifi back-up or get started for $49.99 a month. plus ask how to get up to a $500 prepaid card. call today! >>> to the index of other news. qatar airlines now allowing passengers to make in-flight phone calls and to hold zoom meters from their seats. the company says it's counting on passengers to be respectful of those around them. united a

en el caso de los hermanos menÉndez, el objetivo es determinar si lyle y erik menÉndez deben o no cumplirue el padre era un abusador sexual. edgar muÑoz tiene lo Último el polÉmico caso de los hermanos menÉndez en ese entonces de 18 y 21 aÑos de edad, sentenciados a cadena perpetua por el homicidio de sus padres en 1989, se reabre para evaluar nuevas evidencias, revelÓ el fiscal de los Ángeles. >> yo no he tomado ninguna decisiÓn en estos momentos. la evidencia que ha sido presentada es la evidencia que nos ha presentado los abogados que lo estÁn representando a ellos, los abogados de los hermanos menÉndez solicitaron al tribunal el aÑo pasado que revisaran sus condenas citando nuevas pruebas que denuncian supuestos abusos por parte del papa josÉ menÉndez a letter written by. >> esta es la carta escrita por erik a su primo, a ocho meses antes de los asesinatos, en la que le explica tener miedo de su padre por los abusos y calificarlo de loco. otra prueba es una declaraciÓn que hizo ray rossellÓ, ex miembro de la banda musical, quien dijo que josÉ menÉndez lo habÍa abusado sexualmente. aqu

tonight, there's news on lyle and erik menendez. >>> outside new york city, the murder in a hamptons spa, and the discovery involving the suspect. >>> and tonight, the moment from the game last night. what two yankees fans tried to do, and tonight what's happened to them now. >>> also, the good news on the economy today, and on gas prices tonight. >>> the grammys with a new home, right here on abc. >>> and you'll remember the moms from last halloween, their performance then. well, tonight, they're back, and as you'll see right here, better than ever. >>> good evening and it's great to have you with us here on a wednesday night. we begin tonight with the race for the white house, just six days from tonight, election day, we'll be on the air right here with our election night coverage. we hope you'll be right here with us. tonight, more than 57 million americans already casting their ballots. vice president kamala harris and former president donald trump holding dueling rallies in north carolina and wisconsin. and tonight, vice president harris in pennsylvania. vice president harris an

their beverly hills mansion back in august of 1989, the convicted killers, their sons, lyle and erik menendez, who after decades behind bars could soon have a shot at freedom. we have a moral. >> anything else will all asian. to review what is being percent. it was the la county district attorney's office announcing on thursday with newly discovered evidence surfacing on allegations of abuse by their father that drove the brothers to kill. officials are now taking another look at this case to determine if the brother should be released from prison. one possibility what is being alleged by his lawyers not buy a house. that there was evidence it had that evans men percent, the food, jury. the outcome of this case would have been different. the menendez brothers were sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole in 1996. they've been behind bars for nearly 35 years with several failed appeal attempts. the brothers legal team had requested a retrial asserting that there was newly discovered evidence supporting their alleged claims of abuse. a member of the boy band minuto alleges

the evidence involves a letter purportedly written by erik menendez months before the killings, that il alleged sexual abuse committed by their father, jose menendez. also, a separate alleged victim of jose. la county da george gascon, who used to be the san francisco da, says there has also been a shift in the public perception of sexual abuse from a moral and an ethical obligation to review what is being presented to us. for the menendez brothers and their supporters, specifically, the best case scenario here would be that they get released. the review could also determine no need for resentencing, and the two would remain in prison. erik menendez, his wife, tweeted about the case last night, saying we truly value the support we've received following the district attorney's statement. we hold on to hope that this november will bring the resolution we have all been wishing for. we would deeply appreciate your ongoing prayers as we await their official response. that's the end of her quote. >> we're hearing for the first time from the family of a daly city man killed in a shooting las

developing news and a new effort to get convicted killers lyle and erik menendez released from prison. this attempt rests with governor gavin newsom. abc news reporter jacqueline lee tells us about this latest bid for freedom. the future of the menendez brothers now lies with california governor gavin newsom on wednesday, l.a. district attorney george gascon filing a letter to support their release from prison, writing they have respectively served 34 years and have continued their educations and work to create new programs to support the rehabilitation of fellow inmates by law, the governor cannot make a decision on the case for ten days until november 7th. >> if the da actually believes that you should have your sentence commuted, that's going to go strongly with the governor when he considers it. >> the governor, discussing the case on his podcast politicking. >> what matters are the facts. what matters is justice and fairness, not treating them any worse because they're celebrities, not treating them certainly any better because they're celebrities. >> the menendez brothers case h