Menendez brothers, convicted of killing parents, defended by relatives as they fight for freedom

The relatives of Erik and Lyle Menendez — popularly known just as the Menendez brothers — are standing up for the two men convicted of shooting both their parents to death in their Beverly Hills, Los Angeles, mansion in 1989.

Joseph Menendez, who goes by his middle name Lyle, and his brother, Erik, shot their parents, Jose and Mary "Kitty" Menendez. They were both convicted in the murders and ordered to serve life in prison in 1996, but they have recently been seeking reduced sentences.

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