Menendez Brothers

Over 20 Menendez relatives met with the new Los Angeles district attorney Friday, but the details of that meeting are being kept under wraps while Nathan Hochman continues to look through decades of evidence and trial records. Darsha Philips reports for the NBC4 News at 11 p.m. on Jan. 3, 2024.

The new LA DA Nathan Hochman said he has not made decision on the Menendez brothers’ case after meeting with several family members. Alex Rozier reports for the NBC4 News at 6 p.m. on Jan. 3, 2025.

A private meeting was held Friday in the Menendez brothers case between more than 20 members of Kitty and Jose Menendez’s family and newly elected Los Angeles County District Attorney Nathan Hochman.

A private meeting is planned for today between family members of Lyle and Erik Menendez and District Attorney Nathan Hochman. Brittany Hope reports for the NBC4 News at 5 a.m. on Jan. 3, 2025. 

The LA County District Attorney’s office has asked the court to delay the deadline for its response to the Menendez brothers’ petition that their murder convictions were unconstitutional. Eric Leonard reports for the NBC4 News at 5 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 26, 2024.

The LA County District Attorney’s office has asked the court to delay the deadline for its response to the petition until December 20, 2024.

The Menendez brothers resentencing hearing has been pushed back until January 2025. John Cádiz Klemack reports for the NBC4 News ay 5 a.m. on Nov. 26, 2024. 

Lyle and Eric Menendez appeared for the first in decades in a Van Nuys courtroom via webcam, however no decision will be made until 2025. Robert Kovacik reports for NBC4 at 11 p.m. on November 25, 2024. 

Lyle and Erik Menendez now are awaiting a response from the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s office related to their effort to challenge the 1996 murder convictions.

Professor Laurie Levinson of the Loyola Marymount University said Los Angeles District Attorney-elect Nathan Hochman is more likely to agree with resentencing the brothers than overturning the murder convictions. This video was broadcast during the NBC4 News at 5 p.m. on Nov. 25, 2024.

After attending a court hearing for the first time in years, Lyle and Erik Menendez are feeling more than cautiously optimistic about their possible release, their attorney Mark Geragos said Monday.

A re-sentencing hearing, one legal avenue to the brothers’ release, scheduled for Dec. 11 was postponed to late January. Investigative Reporter Eric Leonard reports for the NBC4 News at 6 p.m. on Monday, Nov. 25, 2024.

Mark Geragos, Menendez brothers’ defense attorney, said the brothers are feeling more than optimistic after a hearing on Monday. This video appeared on the NBC4 News at 6 p.m. on Monday, Nov. 25, 2024.

International media as well as people from different parts of the county gathered in front of the Van Nuys courthouse to cover the status hearing. Mekahlo Medina reports for the NBC4 News at 5 p.m. on Monday, Nov. 25, 2024.

Here’s a timeline of how the Menendez brothers’ saga unfolded over the years.

Some members of the media and the public were able to hear from the Menendez brothers for the first time in years.

The Menendez brothers were part of a court hearing in Van Nuys. NBC4’s Eric Leonard explains what happened.

A crowd gathered early Thursday for a hearing that marked the first time in decades that the Menendez brothers appeared together for a court proceeding.

A lottery system was used to determine who could attend a hearing involving the Menendez brothers. John Cádiz Klemack reports for the NBC4 News. 

Lyle Menendez’s wife Rebecca Sneed has announced that they are separating after 21 years of marriage.