Menendez brothers won't get new trial; judge rejects petition over sexual abuse claims
- Posted on September 16, 2025
- By Los Angeles Times
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Menendez brothers won't get new trial; judge rejects petition over sexual abuse claims

A judge rejected petitions by Erik and Lyle Menendez to overturn their convictions, ruling that evidence the brothers were sexually abused by their father wouldn’t have prevented them from being found guilty of killing their parents.