Family of Menendez brothers call for resentencing as new evidence emerges

Family members of Lyle and Erik Menendez held a press conference in Los Angeles on Wednesday to call for a re-sentencing after prosecutors review new evidence in the case of the Beverly Hills brothers convicted of killing their parents three decades ago. The brothers are serving life in prison without parole for the 1989 shotgun murders of their parents. Jose Menendez was shot in the back of the head and Kitty Menendez was shot 15 times. At the time of the murder, Lyle was 21 and Erik was 18. "The truth is Lyle and Erik were failed by the very people who should have protected them — by their parents, by the system, by society at large," said Joan VanderMolen, the brothers' aunt and the sister of their mother, Kitty Menendez. "It's time to give them the opportunity to live the rest of their lives free from the shadow of their past," she added. A recent Netflix series, "Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story" has revived interest in the case. For more info, please go to https://globalnews.ca/news/10814157/menendez-brothers-family-new-evidence-resentencing/ Subscribe to Global News Channel HERE: http://bit.ly/20fcXDc Like Global News on Facebook HERE: http://bit.ly/255GMJQ Follow Global News on X HERE: http://bit.ly/1Toz8mt Follow Global News on Instagram HERE: https://bit.ly/2QZaZIB #GlobalNews #menendezbrothers