LA district attorney says he won’t support resentencing the Menendez brothers because they lied

By CHRISTOPHER WEBER Updated 1:58 PM EDT, March 10, 2025 LOS ANGELES (AP) — The district attorney of Los Angeles County said Monday that he does not support the resentencing of Lyle and Erik Menendez because the brothers have repeatedly lied about why they killed their parents at their Beverly Hills home in 1989. District Attorney Nathan Hochman told reporters his decision hinged on whether the brothers’ had exhibited “insight and complete responsibility” into lies told during their original trial, including their original claims that they did not kill their parents. He said their repeated argument that they killed their parents in self-defense does not match the facts of the case that showed premeditated steps to plan the killings and make it look like a gang hit. “They have lied to everyone for the last 30 years,” Hochman said. The county’s top prosecutor said he would support resentencing in the future if the brothers “finally come clean with the court, with the public, with the DA’s office, with their own family members and acknowledge all these lies.” A resentencing hearing has been scheduled for later in March and Hochman said the court may move forward with it.