Los Angeles District Attorney George Gascón on Oct. 30 requested that Gov. Gavin Newsom grant clemency to convicted murderers Erik and Lyle Menendez, supporting their attorney’s petition.
The clemency request follows Gascón’s court filing Friday asking a Superior Court judge to resentence the brothers, who were convicted in 1996 of fatally shooting their parents in Beverly Hills.
In his request, Gascón said he supported clemency because of “credible allegations” that Lyle Menendez was the victim of sexual and physical abuse at the hands of his father. If granted, the brothers could receive a pardon or a sentence reduction….