Erik and Lyle Menendez don’t deserve to get out of prison over new molestation allegations against their father … at least according to a reporter who covered the brothers’ first trial.
TMZ.com USC journalism professor Alan Abrahamson joined us on “TMZ Live” and we asked his thoughts on the Menendez brothers’ new push to get out of prison, despite life sentences without parole.
Alan covered Erik and Lyle’s first highly televised trial in 1993 — which ended in a mistrial — for the Los Angeles Times … and he says he sees the brothers as stone-cold killers who deserve to spend the rest of their days behind bars.
Erik and Lyle’s family members are calling for their release, claiming there’s new evidence Jose Menendez abused them.
There’s also been a lot made about the judge in the second trial not allowing evidence that Jose allegedly molested his sons … but Alan tells us why that’s being misinterpreted.
Due to fresh accusations of molestation against their father, Dot, Erik and Lyle Menendez are not deserving of a release from prison. based on the account of a reporter who covered the brothers’ initial trial.
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The Menendez brothers are serving life sentences without the possibility of parole. We spoke with USC journalism professor Alan Abrahamson about their recent efforts to be released from prison on “TMZ Live.”.
For the Los Angeles Times ., Alan covered Erik and Lyle’s first widely publicized trial in 1993, which resulted in a mistrial. and he declares that the brothers are cold-blooded murderers who ought to live out the rest of their lives in prison.
Families of Erik and Lyle are demanding their release, citing fresh proof of Jose Menendez’s abuse of them. While they examine the new allegations, prosecutors will determine whether to proceed with a new trial or seek new sentences, most likely for manslaughter, which could result in their release.
Claims of molestation, according to Alan, are irrelevant. He claims that even though Erik and Lyle were being mistreated and were terrified of their parents, they were not in immediate danger in 1989 when they ambushed their parents in their Beverly Hills home and used shotguns to blow the heads off of them while they were watching TV.
Much has also been said about the second trial’s judge disallowing evidence that Jose had allegedly molested his sons. Alan, however, explains to us why that’s not being understood correctly.
