"I felt sad for [Erik and Lyle Menendez]. I still feel that life without the opportunity for parole is wrong. This isn't something they were going to do again. They weren't serial killers." --Dr. Ann Burgess
#JusticeForErikAndLyle
So let me get this straight: L.A. County DA Nathan Hochman will recommend that the #MenendezBrothers be resentenced IF they admit that their defense during the 1990s trials was COMPLETELY FABRICATED?
In order for that to be true, there would have to be an enormous conspiracy that had been cooked up by crooked defense attorneys and signed on to by dozens of family members, teachers, coaches and friends along with some of the most notable therapy experts of the 1990s including Dr. William Vicary, Dr. Stuart Hart, Dr. Ann Burgess, and Dr. Jon Conte along with many other people who testified for the defense in the first trial where half the jurors voted for manslaughter, not murder.
For decades, first trial lead prosecutor Pam Bozanich has repeatedly said in interviews, she believed the defense was 100% fabricated. Now, it appears that DA Nathan Hochman is drinking the same Kool Aid or just channeling Mrs. Bozanich and second trial prosecutor David Conn. These people are flat out tripping. The "conspiracy theory" is ridiculous and makes no sense.
I’m not even hating on oli Sykes at all but most of you won’t remember a time when he used to talk hella shit to me and Andy beirsack over our eyeliner and the way we dressed and now dudes got a whole new face and wears tons of makeup. maybe he was just jealous
@cruelechoes@aburkhartlaw Nope wait you said Depp never claimed Amber was abusive in court Andrea just proved he did in court before the press ever came out with him claiming to be a domestic abuse victim.. so he didn't try a different strategy Amber did change her stories on the other hand 🤣
Hochman,It’s hilarious that you’re quoting Leslie “Abrahamson” when this is exactly what she would say to you—gestures and all! 🥰
#JusticeForErikAndLyle#JusticeForRoy
@NathanHochmanDA Then why did Pam Bozanich say that men lack the necessary equipment to be raped? Why did judge Weisberg state that men can’t use a battered woman excuse? Why were Lyle and Erik mercilessly mocked by the American media? Why was there an SNL skit mocking them?
"Freedman is taking issue with Hochman's claim that he's open to meeting with Menendez family members. Freedman says Hochman is lying about reaching out to the dozens of relatives who want to see Erik and Lyle released from prison."
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Here's the reality: There were 51 defense witnesses at the first Menendez trial. The testimony of Erik and Lyle Menendez was only one part of the defense case.
In the retrial, Judge Stanley Weisberg allowed the defense to put on just 25 witnesses. The testimony of those who testified for the defense at Menendez 2 was severely limited by the judge. DA David Conn challenged ALL of the defense witnesses.
In the first trial, half the jurors - there were two juries, one for each brother - voted for manslaughter after hearing very detailed evidence of the abuse and life within the Menendez family.
In the retrial, there was a single jury who did NOT hear the same evidence that was presented at Menendez 1. That's the problem. It's an overly simplistic analysis by DA Nathan Hochman to say the 2nd trial jurors heard all the abuse evidence through Erik Menendez's testimony.
The 26 defense witnesses the 2nd trial jury didn't hear provided a much more complete picture of life in the Menendez family. The fact that the defense was severely limited in what they could present at the retrial was the problem.
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Hey @NathanHochmanDA, when you meet up with Pam Bozanich, are you going to ask her about her comment in court that “men lack the necessary equipment to be raped”? Since you claim male sexual abuse was understood in the 90s, are you going to address that comment? @MenendezRand
The School Nurse testified that Lyle Menendez frequently had injuries and was dismissed early from HS to play tennis (while injured) describes him as quiet, highly respectful and trustworthy, polite and sweet. His only and best friend was his girlfriend