Comment on Menendez brothers’ family to push for their release as prosecutors review 1989 case

By Stefanie Dazio, Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — The extended family of Erik and Lyle Menendez will advocate for the brothers’ release from prison during a news conference set for Wednesday in downtown Los Angeles as prosecutors review new evidence to determine whether they should be serving life sentences for killing their parents. Billed as “a powerful show of unity” by more than a dozen family members — including the brothers’ aunt — who are traveling across the country to Los Angeles, the news conference will take place less than two weeks after LA County District Attorney George Gascón announced his office was looking at the brothers’ case again. Erik Menendez, now 53, and his 56-year-old brother, Lyle Menendez, are currently incarcerated in state prison without the possibility of parole after being convicted of killing their parents in their Beverly Hills mansion more than 35 years ago. Related Articles National News | ‘Textbook violation’: Florida sued over effort to block abortion rights ad National News | A full-scale replica of Anne Frank’s hidden annex is heading to New York for an exhibition National News | October’s supermoon pairs with a comet for a special nighttime spectacle National News | Protesters demand Kellogg remove artificial colors from Froot Loops and other cereals National News | Many schools are still closed weeks after Hurricane Helene.