Erik and Lyle Menendez’s family members held another rally to support the incarcerated brothers … and, it touched on many of the same points they’ve been making in recent months — and provided another forum to challenge L.A. County District…
Erik and Lyle Menendez’s family members held another rally to support the incarcerated brothers … and, it touched on many of the same points they’ve been making in recent months — and provided another forum to challenge L.A. County District…
Erik and Lyle Menendez‘s family members are holding another rally to support the incarcerated brothers … and, it’s aimed at calling out District Attorney Nathan Hochman.
Family representatives for the Justice for Erik and Lyle Coalition are set to speak in just a few minutes outside D.A. Hochman’s office in Downtown L.A. According to a press release, the group is set to discuss Hochman’s “relentless fixation on the past, as he continues to dismiss who Erik and Lyle are today.”
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Before the press conference even began, citizens gathered on the street overlooking the area to show support for the brothers … bringing signs and wearing shirts calling for justice for Erik and Lyle. One even showed a picture of D.A. Hochman with the words “You’re the liar” scrawled across his face.
Anamaria Baralt — Erik and Lyle’s cousin — spoke first … saying they planned to keep fighting for their family, and they would force Hochman to listen to them, even if his mind is already made up.
David Amaya — a formerly incarcerated individual — spoke on behalf of Erik and Lyle too … talking about how rehabilitation is real, and pointing to the brothers’ good work behind bars.
Another criminal justice advocate named Michael Mendoza also spoke … and, he spoke more specifically about the Menendez brothers work behind bar — because he says he was a direct beneficiary. He says he met one of the brothers when they were locked up together — and, the brothers helped Mendoza turn his life around.
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The Justice for Erik and Lyle Coalition also released a statement reiterating that they will stick by the brothers’ side until the Menendezes come home … and, they doubled down on the dislike for the D.A. by claiming once again that he’s trying to “ignore and silence victims of sexual abuse.”
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As you know … D.A. Hochman has already said he’s turning down the brothers’ resentencing request — calling them out for numerous lies they told in the aftermath of killing their parents and claiming their failure to retract the falsehoods makes it easy for him to shoot down the hearing.
Worth noting … California Governor Gavin Newsom has already asked the parole board to look at the case — so, the resentencing hearing wasn’t really necessary anyway. Erik and Lyle will go in front of the parole board in June, Newsom recently revealed.
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We spoke with Mark Geragos — Erik and Lyle’s attorney who also cohosts our “2 Angry Men” podcast — and, he blasted Hochman for recycling talking points from the 1990s and for failing to acknowledge the brothers did in fact cop to some of their lies during the trial.
Erik and Lyle are still serving life sentences, without parole, at a prison near San Diego for the shotgun murders of their parents … but, it sounds like they’ve got a lot of people on their side.