Overview

• Terry Baralt, the 85-year-old aunt of Erik and Lyle Menendez, was hospitalized in critical condition after being found unresponsive in a Los Angeles hotel room on April 13.
• Family members blame the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office for showing an unredacted, graphic crime scene photo without prior warning during the resentencing hearing on April 11.
• The Menendez family claims the presentation of the photo violated Marsy’s Law, which guarantees respect and dignity for victims, and has called for the DA’s office to be removed from the case.
• The Los Angeles County DA’s Office issued an apology, acknowledging the lack of warning but defended the decision as necessary for presenting the truth in the legal process.
• The resentencing hearing, which could potentially reduce the brothers’ life sentences, is set to continue later this week, with the family advocating for clemency after 35 years of incarceration.