“The Menendez brothers have by no means absolutely accepted accountability for the horrific murders of their mother and father, as an alternative persevering with to advertise a false narrative of self-defense that was rejected by the jury a long time in the past,” Hochman stated in a press release on Wednesday, August 20.
Erik, 54, and Lyle, 57, confessed to murdering their mother and father, José and Mary Louise, of their Beverly Hills residence in 1989. They have been initially sentenced to life with out parole for the grotesque shotgun killings, however earlier this yr, a choose resentenced them to 50 years to life, making them instantly eligible for parole.
Nonetheless, the siblings claimed they dedicated the murders after Erik allegedly suffered years of abuse by the hands of his father.
In his blistering assertion, Hochman stated his crew has “constantly opposed their launch as a result of they haven’t demonstrated full perception into their crimes or proven that they’ve been absolutely rehabilitated, and subsequently proceed to pose a threat to society. We are going to consider our ultimate place primarily based on the proof offered on the listening to.”