Erik and Lyle Menendez will wait until at least late January for a decision on their bid for release from life sentences without parole for the 1989 murders of their parents in Beverly Hills. During a Nov. 25 status conference, Superior Court Judge Michael Jesic heard sworn testimony from two of the brothers’ aunts, both of whom pleaded for their release from prison. He also set a two-day hearing on the matter for Jan. 30 and 31, vacating the previous date of Dec. 11.
Attorneys for the brothers are currently pursuing several avenues as they hope to secure their release and contend that new evidence backs the brothers’ claims they were sexually abused by their father.
