Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascón on Thursday announced that his office would review the infamous Menendez brothers murder case more than 30 years after the killings.
Gascón said new evidence has emerged that could strengthen allegations that the siblings had been sexually abused, which has previously been presented as a motive for Lyle Menendez, then 20, and younger brother Erik, 18, to fatally shoot their parents at their Beverly Hills mansion in 1989. The molestation accusations were presented in the first trial, which ended with a hung jury. Much of the evidence was withheld for their second trial when they were convicted of first-degree murder. Both remain behind bars.
“I’m not leaning in any direction right now,” Gascón said, per People. “We have people in the office that are looking at this very carefully, very experienced lawyers that are looking at…
