Menendez brothers' relatives to rally outside L.A. courthouse as DA weighs resentencing
Erik and Lyle Menendez’s family is expected to gather outside a Los Angeles courthouse Wednesday as the district attorney weighs whether the brothers should be resentenced and possibly released.
LOS ANGELES — Erik and Lyle Menendez’s extended family is expected to gather outside a Los Angeles courthouse Wednesday as the district attorney weighs whether the brothers, found guilty of killing their parents almost three decades ago, should be resentenced and possibly released.
Nearly two dozen family members will hold a news conference outside the Clara Shortridge Foltz Criminal Justice Center in downtown L.A. at 1 p.m. PT Wednesday. They will be joined by the brothers’ defense lawyer, Mark Geragos, and Rosie O’Donnell, one of their celebrity advocates.
The timing of the news conference is notable. Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascón said earlier this month that his office was reviewing the convictions of the brothers, who were found guilty in the 1989 killings of their parents, José and Mary Louise “Kitty” Menendez.
Gascón, a progressive who is running for re-election, will not attend the rally, according to a statement from his office.
"A decision regarding the Menendez case has not been made. Once DA Gascón has made a decision, the family members of the victims and the public will be notified," the statement said.
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