The new Los Angeles County district attorney has met with the Menendez brothers’ family as he continues to review the brothers' bid for freedom 35 years after they were convicted of killing their parents.

"We’re going to spend the time necessary to get this decision right," Nathan Hochman said at a Friday press conference for the Menendez Bros.

Los Angeles District Attorney Nathan Hochman met with the family members of Erik and Lyle Menendez for the first time amid their upcoming resentencing hearing, and he described their meeting as “useful.

Family members of Erik and Lyle Menendez advocating for their resentencing met with Los Angeles County District Attorney Nathan Hochman Friday, a meeting the newly elected DA described as a "productive" hours-long discussion.

January 4, 2025 – LOS ANGELES, CA – Los Angeles County District Attorney Nathan Hochman issued a statement on Friday meeting with the Menendez Family.

A private meeting is planned for today in the Menendez brothers case between more than 20 members of Kitty and Jose Menendez’s family and newly elected District Attorney Nathan Hochman.

Nathan Hochman, a former federal prosecutor and Assistant U.S. Attorney General, was sworn in Dec. 3 as the 44th District Attorney of Los Angeles County.

Los Angeles County’s top prosecutor said Friday that he had not made a decision about whether the prison sentences for Erik and Lyle Menendez, who are serving life without parole for the heavily publicized 1989 murders of their parents,

The family has been advocating for Eric and Lyle's re-sentencing and release, calling their current sentence "unfair" due to the alleged abuse they faced as children.