Judge to decide whether evidence of sexual abuse will set the Menendez brothers free

25/11/2024 12:43 The Guardian

Judge will address abuse evidence in 1989 murder convictions, with immediate freedom as one possible resultA judge will decide on Monday whether new evidence warrants a re-examination of the convictions of Erik and Lyle Menendez in the murders of their parents in their Beverly Hills home more than 30 years ago.The brothers were found guilty of first-degree murder in the killings of José and Kitty Menendez in 1989 and sentenced to life in prison without parole. Continue reading...

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Gaza ceasefire could lead to more Israeli alliances in Middle East, Vance says at Netanyahu meeting – live

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Trump’s call to freeze Ukraine conflict at current frontlines is ‘good compromise’, says Zelenskyy – Europe live

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US ‘Night Stalkers’ seen in Caribbean as fears of regime change rise in Venezuela

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Newsom says Trump ‘endangering lives’ as shutdown sets stage for delayed food benefits

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Children among six killed in Kyiv after Russian missile and drone attack

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Barclays plays down £20bn exposure to private credit industry

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Grooming gangs inquiry will never be watered down, home secretary says, after survivors resign from panel – UK politics live

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Wednesday briefing: Making sense of the Maccabi Tel Aviv saga, where law and disorder fumbled with fandom

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Top Senate Republican casts further doubt on Trump special counsel pick after ‘Nazi streak’ comments – live

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‘Significant exposure’: Amazon Web Services outage exposed UK state’s £1.7bn reliance on tech giant

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Warner Bros Discovery considers sale as potential buyers show interest

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Poland threatens Putin with arrest if he flies through its airspace on way to Hungary – as it happened

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Ecuador releases survivor of US strike on alleged drug-trafficking submarine

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UK office, shop and warehouse construction plunges to 11-year low as costs soar

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Bank of England chief warns of ‘worrying echoes’ of 2008 financial crisis

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Trump EPA seeks to weaken scrutiny for some of US’s most toxic chemicals

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Tuesday briefing: What the sidelining of Prince Andrew says about the future of the royal family

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