“Unraveling the Dark Legacy: Why the Menendez Brothers’ Infamous Crimes Demand a Lifelong Sentence”
At the brothers’ first trial, they were tried separately, resulting in two hung juries.
During their second trial, they were tried together and a jury found them guilty of murdering their parents. The brothers were sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole.
Their family members have additionally come forward and called for their release, citing new evidence as well as accusations from former Menudo boy band member Roy Rosselló, who claimed he was raped by José as a teenager.
But Abrahamson insisted the sexual abuse claims were not enough to overturn the brothers’ conviction during an interview with TMZ.
He explained even if the brothers were being abused by their father, their lives were not in “imminent” danger when they ambushed their parents in their Beverly Hills home, firing multiple fatal gunshots at close range.
Abrahamson added: “The parents were sitting in there in the den watching TV. There was no fear whatsoever.”
Abrahamson said: “The abuse evidence was allowed in the second trial.
