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In addition to being caught using a cell phone illegally, Erik was also reported for possessing and distributing drugs, and for assisting other prisoners in committing tax fraud. Hochman, who campaigned with a strong stance on crime, has openly criticized the brothers for not showing signs of rehabilitation.
An old picture of the Menendez family is shown during a panel discussion at CrimeCon 2024 in Nashville, Tennessee, on Monday, June 2. (Fox News Digital)
In August 1989, Beverly Hills socialites José and Kitty Menendez were shot to death in their home.
Hochman previously called the murders “mafia-like hits,” remarking on the violent nature of the repeated rounds that were fired at the parents.
The boys, then 18 and 21, were convicted in 1996.
The defense’s assertion was that the brothers had been driven to violence by years of physical and sexual abuse at their father’s hands.
Although the initial trial ended with a jury that couldn’t decide, which led to their conviction in 1996, the public continues to be divided over whether the brothers acted out of greed or in self-defense.
