The family of Lyle and Erik Menendez held a press conference Wednesday to urge D.A. George Gascón to help free the brothers, who have served 34 years in prison for murdering their parents.
The brothers’ defense team has argued that new evidence shows they were victims of sexual abuse by their father, Jose Menendez.
Anamaria Baralt, a cousin of the men, argued that they were “victims of a culture that was not ready to listen.”
“Lyle and Erik deserve a chance to heal,” she said. “Our family deserves a chance to heal with them.”
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