‘Lyle and Erik Were Failed’: Family Urges for Menendez Brothers’ Release, Citing Sexual Abuse Allegations

On Wednesday, more than 20 relatives of the Menendez brothers — who are serving life sentences for killing their parents in 1989 — urged California prosecutors to review their convictions. The family gathered outside the Clara Shortridge Foltz Criminal Justice Center, where they asked the Los Angeles County district attorney’s office to resentence Erik and Lyle …