Menendez brother calls attorney at CrimeCon, talks prison life | NewsNation 

It’s so unfair that they are still in prison… Free them!!

Wow. Out of their childhood toxic environment.. it’s amazing how they have blossomed!

I pray he gets to see his 90 year old aunt on the outside before its too late

If their mother knew but did nothing, i understand their anger

Yess hoping for freedom for Menéndez brother

This is a great interview!!!!

@NewsNation I can safely say I have seen every documentary, interview, news clip, etc on this topic. This is by far the best most human, & real raw interview I have seen yet. Thank you so much

They went from hated to most loved now ❤

I'm a mother. If my son killed me I would forgive him. I would have no peace knowing he was still in prison after 30 plus years. Not speaking for their deceased parents at all. I just feel they have demonstrated themselves to be better citizens in prison than many humans out running free among the general populous. May God heal their hearts. God bless.

Freedom 🙏

Two people dead , two people in jail for life and for what ? For what ? Jeez what a waste .

always a tear in my eyes for these boys😢 life is so hard for them.

They deserve justice smh

The jury in the second trial was not allowed to know about the abuse, and half of the witnesses were barred from testifying to the emotional, physical, and sexual abuse. The same judge should not have been allowed to preside over the appeals trial. Plus, new evidence has surfaced from letters Erik wrote to a cousin about the abuse and a member from a boy band their father helped manage claims he also molested him. The lead detective did not test their hands for gunpowder residue because they were in such a state of shock and believed they were telling the truth regarding their fear of being killed and the abuse they both alleged. Even their relatives feared their father and told of how controlling and overbearing he was, unfortunately they didn't help the boys. The fact almost all their relatives except for their mother's brother want them released is very telling. They deserve a retrial with ALL the evidence, including new evidence. The fact that Erik confessed to his therapist indicates that the killings consumed him, as he mentioned having nightmares and difficulty sleeping, which at least suggests that he is not a psychopath. I don't excuse the murders, but I believe they've paid the price. They are model prisoners, have no behavior infractions, and prison officials talk highly of them.

If 2 women obliterated their parents who were in the den eating ice cream they would absolutely have been given LWOP. The violent nature of the crime dictated it. But I do think that victims of sexual abuse who act out violently are now given some leniency. Based on how Lyle and Eric have conducted themselves in prison I do believe they should be resentenced and released.

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Great interview!

So proud of you , Lyle. Congrats. God is with you.

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#freethemenendezbrothers

They are way over due for some kind of break. Both brothers do

I pray they be released in Nov 2024. Lord bless the brothers!

In a weird way, is this excessive incarceration without the possibility of release, not similar to the abuse that the parents wreaked on them in the first place? It has a similar feel to it - like an extension of it - a way for the state to take over the role of abuser. I don't believe the State was an abuser of them until around a decade ago when it got too excessively punitive - 25 years for this crime given all the mitigating circumstances is sufficient - beyond that it's abuse, the likes of which you would have seen many decades ago now for this crime, not today. The culture by 1989-1996, when the murder and conviction occurred, hadn't evolved much beyond the 1800s as far as this type of crime goes.

Free them please 🙏 ❤❤

They could grow a garden.

Omg! I have got to go to next crime con!

Should not do this

I believe they were abused but geragos shoukd keave crimecon for victims

Those with the capital don't get the punishment.

Geragos is a 🤡

Maybe Trump can pardon these brothers if he becomes President.

These guys viciously murdered their own parents. Gross for giving them any attention.

Hate to break it to Lyle but no amount of calls to tv interviewer’s or to people on the outside are going to help get him and his brother released.

C’mon life without parole means just that. Hoping all appeals will be denied.