Nearly two dozen of Lyle and Erik Menendez’s family members gathered for a press conference and what they describe as a “show of unity” in front of an Los Angeles criminal courthouse on Oct. 16.
In her statement, the brothers’ aunt, Joan VanderMolen, said the “outpouring of support” the brothers received in recent weeks led the family to launch a “formal initiative.”
Anamaria Baralt, the niece of Jose Menendez, spoke to the event’s intentions.
“Both sides of the family, united, sharing a new bond of hope. Hope that with the reexamination of the case a new outcome will be reached. Hope that this 34-year nightmare will end and we will be reunited as a family,” Baralt said.
They were joined by the brothers’ defense attorney, Mark Geragos.
Erik and Lyle Menendez are serving a life sentence without the possibility of parole for the murder of their parents, Jose and Kitty Menendez, in 1989.
The press conference comes almost a month after …