Seeking Justice: Menendez Brothers Push for Freedom

Relatives of Lyle and Erik Menendez, convicted of killing their parents in 1989, are meeting with prosecutors to advocate for their release. New evidence, including alleged abuse by their father, is prompting a potential reconsideration of their case, with family hoping for a new trial or freedom.

The relatives of Lyle and Erik Menendez, the infamous brothers serving life sentences for the murder of their parents in 1989, are making a fresh appeal for their release based on new evidence. This evidence may lead to either a new trial or the release of the brothers, according to Los Angeles District Attorney George Gascon.

The brothers have consistently maintained that lifelong abuse at the hands of their parents drove them to commit the gruesome act. Anamaria Baralt, the daughter of one of the siblings of the murdered father, Jose Menendez, read a statement at a press conference urging the district attorney's office to alleviate the family's prolonged suffering by freeing the brothers.

The fresh evidence includes a letter reportedly written by Erik Menendez detailing abuse, alongside claims of abuse by their father from a former member of the pop band Menudo. This comes after a Peacock documentary reignited public interest in their case, challenging the justice system's handling of such sensitive abuse-related defenses.

(With inputs from agencies.)