the campaign to free Erik and Lyle Menendez is gaining momentum.
A source close to the case says that a large number of Erik and Lyle Menendez’s extended family will be in Los Angeles for a press conference at the Clara Shortridge Foltz Criminal Justice Center courthouse this Wednesday.
The brothers’ aunt, Joan VanderMolen, told VF that they were invited by LA County district attorney George Gascón.
It’s unclear if Gascón will attend the press conference himself, but it’s the family’s hope that he will recommend that the brothers be re-sentenced after 34 years in custody.
If the DA were to recommend a revised sentence, a judge would then preside over a hearing. Gascón did not respond to Vanity Fair’s request for a comment, but a source with knowledge of the situation believes the DA will make an announcement about re-sentencing in the next few weeks.