By Daniel Trotta (Reuters) -Los Angeles County District Attorney Nathan Hochman on Monday said Lyle and Erik Menendez must fully acknowledge lies they told about the shotgun murder of their parents 35 years ago before he would support their release from prison.

May 2023: Attorneys for the Menendez brothers ask the court to reconsider the conviction and sentence in light of new evidence from a former member of the boy band Menudo, who said he was raped by Jose Menendez when he was 14. In addition, they submit a letter that Erik wrote to his cousin about his father’s abuse before the killings.

Erik and Lyle Menendez still have paths to freedom. But the new district attorney is trying to roll back an effort by his predecessor to ease their punishment for killing their parents.

Gavin Newsom's office hopes the state permanently moves to the streamlined process of assessing an inmate's risk to society.

The governor of California seemed to be reacting to the new L.A. district attorney's attitude about victimhood when he ordered a Parole Board risk assessment for the incarcerated Menendez brothers.

L.A. district attorney Nathan Hochman has withdrawn his office’s request to reduce the sentences of Lyle and Erik Menendez, saying the brothers have not taken full

Newsom on Monday plans to propose a new parole board process that could clear a path for more prisoners to have their sentences shortened via a risk assessment investigation similar to the one currently underway for Erik and Lyle Menendez.

A cousin of the Menendez brothers is accusing Los Angeles County District Attorney Nathan Hochman of being "hostile, dismissive and patronizing" to the family.

Reversing his predecessor, District Attorney Nathan Hochman said there were “legitimate reasons” to justify the withdrawal.

Nathan Hochman moved Monday to rescind a request by his predecessor to resentence Erik and Lyle Menendez for the murders of their parents, raising questions about the validity of the brothers' self-defense claims and presenting evidence of attempts to cover their tracks after the 1989 killings.

Lyle and Erik Menendez are serving life sentences for the 1989 murders of their parents California Governor Gavin Newsom has asked the parole board to conduct a comprehensive risk assessment investigation into whether Lyle and Erik Menendez, who have been ...

L.A. County District Attorney Nathan Hochman will hold a news conference Monday at 10 AM PT on resentencing the Menendez brothers ... what's curious is that resentencing is now irrelevant.