Erik Menendez

Arcs in the news about Erik Menendez from the outlets we track, each followed from its first story to its last, with who covered it.

Person · 26 stories · 300 articles · earliest story we hold Sep 19, 2024

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The Menendez brothers' resentencing and their parole denials

21 of 35 stories this year

New LA district attorney meets with Menendez brothers' family as he continues to review the case · 15 articles, Jan 3Menendez brothers resentencing hearing rescheduled due to LA wildfires · 22 articles, Jan 18Los Angeles DA urges judge to deny Menendez brothers’ request for a new trial · 24 articles, Feb 21Los Angeles district attorney to update public in Menendez brothers' resentencing case · 5 articles, Feb 21Menendez Brothers: Newsom calls for 'risk assessment' probe · 14 articles, Feb 26Family of Menendez brothers react after Newsom orders risk assessment of possible release · 6 articles, Feb 27Menendez brothers’ bid for freedom hits roadblock: Los Angeles DA Hochman opposes resentencing · 45 articles, Mar 10Gavin Newsom announces when Menendez brothers' will have Parole Board hearing · 6 articles, Mar 12DA says he would reconsider resentencing only if Menendez brothers admit to 'lies' · 6 articles, Mar 20Family of Menendez brothers reject prosecutor criticism and lead rally for their release · 7 articles, Mar 20Menendez Brothers’ Resentencing Hearing Can Proceed, Judge Rules · 51 articles, Apr 11Menendez brothers' family blames graphic photo shown in court for aunt's hospitalization · 17 articles, Apr 14The Menendez brothers’ bid for a shorter sentence and possible parole is delayed again · 25 articles, Apr 16Menendez brothers face LA hearing on resentencing · 33 articles, Apr 16Re-sentencing hearing for Menendez brothers to begin this week · 9 articles, May 9Menendez brothers lawyers to urge judge to remove prosecutors from case · 8 articles, May 9Menendez brothers resentenced, now eligible for parole · 118 articles, May 13Menendez brothers’ parole hearing delayed until August · 18 articles, May 20Menendez brothers receive parole hearings after decades in prison · 70 articles, Aug 16Both Menendez brothers denied parole · 146 articles, Aug 21California judge denies Menendez brothers' petition for new trial in 1989 murders of their parents · 33 articles, Sep 16

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Nov 25, 2024620474
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May 12, 20257227109
May 19, 202535316
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Aug 18, 202512356198
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Sep 7, 202629233

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Everything else2 stories in 2025 not part of any arc, newest first

Stories about Erik Menendez that are not part of any arc yet

  1. Aug 23– 25Release of audio recording interrupts Menendez hearing as brothers’ parole is denied10 articles · 10 independent sources
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  2. Aug 4Erik Menendez back in prison after being hospitalized with kidney stones8 articles · 3 independent sources
    0 left, 3 center, 0 right
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