Nathan Hochman casts doubt on sexual abuse claims but declines to say whether he would support resentencing

Los Angeles’s new tough-on-crime district attorney made clear on Friday he is taking a much less sympathetic view of Erik and Lyle Menendez’s case, though his office has not yet announced what position it will take on the issue of whether the brothers should be resentenced.

Erik, 53, and Lyle, 56, Menendez were found guilty of first-degree murder in the killings of José and Kitty Menendez in 1989, and sentenced to life in prison without parole.

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Source: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/feb/21/menendez-brothers-retrial-la-district-attorney