The extended family of Erik and Lyle Menendez will advocate for the brothers' release from prison during a news conference set for Wednesday in downtown Los Angeles as prosecutors review new evidence to determine whether they should be serving life sentences for killing their parents.
Billed as "a powerful show of unity" by more than a dozen family members - including the brothers' aunt - who are traveling across the country to Los Angeles, the news conference will take place less than two weeks after LA County District Attorney George Gascon announced his office was looking at the brothers' case again.
Erik Menendez, now 53, and his 56-year-old brother, Lyle Menendez , are currently incarcerated in state prison without the possibility of parole after being convicted of killing their parents in their Beverly Hills mansion more than 35 years ago.
Lyle Menendez, who was then 21, and Erik Menendez, then 18, admitted they fatally shot-gunned their entertainment executive father, Jose Menendez, and their mother, Kitty Menendez, in 1989 but said they feared their parents were about to kill them to prevent the disclosure of the father's long-term sexual molestation of Erik.
The extended family's attorney Bryan Freedman previously said they strongly support the brothers' release. Comedian Rosie O'Donnell also plans to join the family on Wednesday.
