A month before a potentially pivotal resentencing hearing for the Menendez brothers and as the LA County Distract Attorney rejects a new trial for the siblings, Gov. Gavin Newsom has ordered a risk assessment probe for Erik Menendez and Lyle Menendez as a clemency petition sits on his desk.

California Gov. Gavin Newsom has directed the state's parole board to investigate whether Erik and Lyle Menendez pose an "unreasonable" public safety risk if released from prison, where the siblings have spent decades for the 1989 shotgun murders of their parents,

Attorneys for Lyle and Erik Menendez say California Gov. Gavin Newsom has ordered the state parole board to investigate whether the brothers would pose a risk to the public if they are released after

and his wife Mary Louise “Kitty” Menendez for their inheritance money. A 2024 Netflix documentary brought them back into the spotlight, and new evidence emerged backing the brothers’ story, including a letter by Erik, dated before the murders ...