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Eric and ly Menendez were convicted of the 1989 murder of their parents at their Los Angeles home they have been
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behind bars for 34 years but there is new evidence that is leading LA's district attorney to take another look
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our Natalie Morales has done extensive reporting on this and has the story yesterday the Los Angeles County
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district attorney George gascon revealed that the emergence of new evidence in the case of Eric and Lyall Menendez
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could lead to a resentencing we have been given a photo copy of a letter that allegedly was sent by one of the
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brothers to another family member talking about him being the victim of molestation in 1989 the
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Menendez brothers made headlines for the murder of their parents Jose and kitty their trial was must-watch TV at the
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time they were convicted in 1996 and have been serving life sentences ever since the brothers now 53
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and 56 have never denied killing their parents but say they were repeatedly sexually abused by them and committed
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the crime because they feared for their lives late last year I spoke to Lyall Mendez about the new evidence in their
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case what did you think when you heard about these new claims and evidence I mean for me I just was happy just a
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burden to the telling what happened to and just have so much doubt in the public ER if the judge finds this
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evidence credible I think it is sufficient to give them a new trial Cliff Gardner is an appellant
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lawyer for the brothers he says the New Evidence includes a letter that was recently found in storage that Eric
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reportedly wrote to his cousin 8 months before the murders every night I stay up
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thinking he might come in I'm afraid he's crazy he's warned me a 100 times about telling anyone especially ly no
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one knew about it a child it was never presented another return for the brothers Mark gagos also spoke saying
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the reviewing of the New Evidence is long overdue we've got a much more robust and evolved understanding of
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abuse I think it's time their family thinks it's time and their pellet attorney Cliff
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Gardner told us quote I will take George gascan at his word that he is taking a close look at the case I'm pleased by it
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because I think that anyone that takes a look at that evidence is going to walk away with the understanding those boys
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were molested as children now there is a November 26th deadline for the DA's office to submit an informal response
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but guys needless to say this is going to be a long legal process this was a habous petition that was filed a year
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and a half ago with the District Attorney's office so now they're just getting to reviewing the case and George
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gascan we should mention he is up for reelection at this time and back then Natalie you certainly didn't talk about
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child molestation the way that we talk about it now and it's so surprising to me that a letter that crucial is just
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coming to light now yes this was a letter that was in storage for many many years and this was a letter that Eric
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wrote um which you know would show that you know this this was a letter that was
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written eight months prior to the murders and it would add to more evidence perhaps uh that they were that
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they were abused yeah and I just heard that 23 of the family members also want we keep calling them the boys but the
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anda's Brothers out they said they've spent enough time in jaal we'll be following this case thank you Natalie
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thank you very much