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The Menendez brothers built a green space in prison. It’s modeled on this Norwegian idea

Oct. 26, 2024 18:01 PM EDT

COPENHAGEN (AP) — Nearly 30 years after they killed their parents, Erik and Lyle Menendez launched a beautification project in the California prison where they're serving life sentences. Their project was inspired by the Norwegian approach to incarceration that believes...

Erik and Lyle Menendez are a step closer to leaving prison, but freedom won't come quickly

Oct. 25, 2024 01:07 AM EDT

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Erik and Lyle Menendez still have a long way to go before they can walk out of prison, even though the Los Angeles County district attorney has recommended their life-without-parole sentences be thrown out and the brothers be resentenced and immediately eligible for parole. ...

Prosecutors seek resentencing for Erik and Lyle Menendez in 1989 killings of their parents

Oct. 24, 2024 22:20 PM EDT

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Prosecutors recommended Thursday Erik and Lyle Menendez be resentenced for the 1989 killings of their parents in the family’s Beverly Hills home, providing the brothers with a chance at freedom after 34 years behind bars. Los Angeles County District Attorney...

Family of Erik and Lyle Menendez call for their release and say they're victims who were vilified

Oct. 16, 2024 22:14 PM EDT

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Multiple generations of family members of Erik and Lyle Menendez pleaded for the brothers' release from prison on Wednesday, saying they deserve to be free despite life sentences for the 1989 killings of their parents in Beverly Hills because they had been “brutalized” and...

Los Angeles prosecutors to review new evidence in Menendez brothers' 1996 murder conviction

Oct. 04, 2024 17:23 PM EDT

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Prosecutors in Los Angeles are reviewing new evidence in the case of Erik and Lyle Menendez to determine whether they should be serving life sentences for killing their parents in their Beverly Hills mansion more than 35 years ago, the city's district attorney said Thursday. ...

Hunter Biden's lawyer accuses prosecutors of trying to smear him with salacious details at tax trial

Aug. 21, 2024 19:05 PM EDT

LOS ANGELES (AP) — An attorney for Hunter Biden accused prosecutors Wednesday of wanting to introduce salacious details about partying and spending by President Joe Biden's son to smear his character in front of jurors at his upcoming trial on federal tax charges. During a lengthy...