Although Erik and Lyle Menendez have never denied killing their parents, Kitty and José Menéndez's family has never abandoned them after learning of the hell they endured since childhood. Now, the uncles and cousins of the Menendez brothers have taken their plea for freedom to the Los Angeles District Attorney's office, the same institution that tried them twice and sought the harshest punishment.
"For many years, I have struggled to understand what happened to my sister's family. It was a nightmare that none of us could have imagined," said Joan Andersen Vandermolen, sister of Kitty and aunt of Lyle and Erik.
