Menendez Brothers' Resentencing Hearing Postponed to January 2025

The delay allows the newly elected Los Angeles district attorney to review new evidence of alleged abuse central to the brothers' appeal for parole eligibility.

• A California judge has rescheduled the Menendez brothers' resentencing hearing from December 11, 2024, to January 30-31, 2025, citing the need for more time to review case materials and allow the new district attorney to evaluate the evidence.
• The brothers, who were convicted of murdering their parents in 1989, are seeking resentencing based on new evidence of alleged sexual abuse by their father, including a letter written by Erik Menendez in 1988 and testimony from a former member of the boy band Menudo.
• Outgoing Los Angeles District Attorney George Gascón had recommended reducing their sentences to 50 years to life, which could make them eligible for parole, but his successor Nathan Hochman plans to conduct a thorough review before deciding on the case.
• Family members offered emotional testimony at the hearing, with two aunts advocating for the brothers' release, citing their rehabilitation and the trauma they endured, while another relative opposed resentencing, expressing safety concerns.
• The case has gained renewed public attention following recent documentaries and dramatizations, as well as broader discussions about the societal recognition of male sexual abuse survivors.

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