Former federal prosecutor Manny Medrano said it will be ultimately up to a judge to decide whether to release Lyle and Erik Menendez. This video was broadcast during the NBC4 News at 5 p.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 16, 2024.

Milton Anderson, the brother of Kitty Menendez who was murdered by her sons, Lyle and Erik, said the brothers committed the crime for “financial gains.”

Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascón said Wednesday a decision on the case of Lyle and Erik Menendez could be coming in days.

Lyle and Erik Menendez’s relatives, including the sisters of Jose and Kitty Menendez, urged the release of the two brothers who were convicted of murdering their parents. 

About two dozen family members of the Menendez brothers are set to speak at a news conference on Wednesday. John Cádiz Klemack reports for the NBC4 News at 6 a.m. on Oct. 16, 2024. 

Lyle and Erik Menendez’s relatives, including the sisters of their mom whom they killed, will hold a news conference to demand their release from prison. Ted Chen reports for the NBC4 News at 4 p.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 15, 2024.

Family members of Lyle and Erik Menendez plead for the brothers’ release from prison at a news conference in downtown Los Angeles.

Amid a growing effort to free Erik and Lyle Menendez, who were convicted of killing their parents in 1989, the brothers’ attorney, Mark Geragos, speaks with NBC4 about the movement. Robert Kovacik reports for the NBC4 News at 7 p.m. on Monday, Oct. 14, 2024.

Three of the pop duo’s songs were featured in the first episode of the hit Netflix series, “Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story.”

Kim Kardashian has written a personal essay in which she is advocating for the release of the Menendez brothers who are currently serving life sentences for the murder of their parents. In the essay, published by NBC News on Oct. 3rd, she writes, “The trial and punishment these brothers received were more befitting a serial killer than two individuals who...