A Los Angeles Superior Court judge, William C. Ryan, has denied Erik and Lyle Menendez’s petition for a new trial.

The brothers have served decades in prison for murdering their parents in 1989 at their Beverly Hills mansion.

The big picture: This ruling follows recent parole denials for both brothers; Lyle was denied parole for three years, and Erik was also denied for concerns about public safety risks due to prison behavior. • The petition, filed in May 2023, sought to review their convictions using new evidence supporting claims that the brothers suffered sexual abuse by their father. • Judge Ryan acknowledged the evidence “slightly corroborates” the abuse claims but emphasized it does not negate that the brothers acted with “premeditation and deliberation.” • The judge wrote t

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