During his recent podcast episode, Governor of California, Gavin Newsom, shared that the Menendez brothers are scheduled to have parole board hearings in mid-June. The purpose of these hearings is for the governor’s office to assess whether they should receive clemency.
In light of Los Angeles County District Attorney Nathan Hochman’s opposition to the legal efforts of the Menendez brothers to seek re-sentencing, Newsom revealed that Lyle and Erik Menendez will each appear before the California Board of Parole Hearings on June 13 to appeal for clemency directly to the governor.
The brothers are in prison for killing their parents in 1989.
“The new District Attorney has decided not to recommend the Menendez brothers for re-sentencing,” Newsom announced on his podcast, “This is Gavin Newsom.” He clarified that this decision does not affect the ongoing processes in his office regarding clemency or the independent risk evaluation that will be finalized by the Board of Parole Hearings on June 13. Newsom emphasized that both Lyle and Erik Menendez will independently present their cases at the upcoming hearing.”
“They’re not interested in the victims,” said Geragos, referring to family members of the Menendez brothers. “They didn’t let the victims know that they were going to make this decision.”
“He is almost serially abusing them with his lies and his litany of lies,” he said.
In the immediate aftermath of the killings, the brothers claimed that their parents were victims of a mafia hit. When it became clear that they were responsible for the killings, they argued that they acted in self-defense after a lifetime of physical and sexual abuse by their parents.
Their first trial, which spanned from 1993 to 1994, ended in a mistrial. They were retried and found guilty in 1996.
Fox News Digital reached out to Newsom, Hochman and Geragos for comment.
Fox News’ Michael Ruiz contributed to this report.
