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Ellie Iorizzo

Menendez brothers’ family make pleas in court hearing amid bid for freedom

Erik and Lyle Menendez’s aunt Joan VanderMolen, centre, arrives to attend a hearing at the Van Nuys courthouse in Los Angeles (Damian Dovarganes/AP) - (AP)

Family members of Lyle and Erik Menendez, who are serving a life sentence without parole for murdering their parents, have made “compassionate pleas” advocating for the brothers’ freedom during a court hearing.

It comes after Los Angeles County district attorney George Gascon announced his recommendation for resentencing of the brothers, who have also received backing from the majority of their family and stars including Kim Kardashian.

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