{"id":142009,"date":"2025-05-13T21:45:34","date_gmt":"2025-05-13T21:45:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/index.php\/2025\/05\/13\/menendez-brothers-cousin-begs-judge-for-mercy-in-resentencing-hearing\/"},"modified":"2025-05-13T21:45:34","modified_gmt":"2025-05-13T21:45:34","slug":"menendez-brothers-cousin-begs-judge-for-mercy-in-resentencing-hearing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/index.php\/2025\/05\/13\/menendez-brothers-cousin-begs-judge-for-mercy-in-resentencing-hearing\/","title":{"rendered":"Menendez Brothers&#8217; Cousin Begs Judge for Mercy in Resentencing Hearing"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> [ad_1]<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<h2 class=\"article__header--headline-fragments\">\n                          <span class=\"article__header--hf1 text-uppercase h3\">Menendez Brothers<\/span><br \/>\n                          <span class=\"article__header--hf2 text-uppercase h1\">Cousin Begs Judge For Mercy &#8230;<\/span><br \/>\n                          <span class=\"article__header--hf3 text-none h2\">Says They Can Live With Her<\/span><br \/>\n                      <\/h2>\n<p>        <!--\/.social-media-container--><\/p>\n<p>\n                        Published <time class=\"published-datetime\" datetime=\"2025-05-13T13:48:14-07:00\">May 13, 2025 1:48 PM PDT<\/time>\n                                                                            <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n<section id=\"cb-3cb3fe68e246afa65294eb31877f48ec\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-image-block canvas-image-block-permalink canvas-image-block--default  canvas-block-is-first \">\n<div class=\"image-block\">\n                  <a class=\"js-click-image js-track-link image-lightbox-preview\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:image-asset:image_jpg_20250513_7ba5c07fba394e9f98444e2a1c894838\" data-container-ref=\"tmz:article:b3794116-2bf4-4f6f-a857-43a55ae1a169\" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;image&quot;}\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"img-wrapper\">\n<p>                          <img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"eager\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/7b\/4by3\/2025\/05\/13\/7ba5c07fba394e9f98444e2a1c894838_md.jpg\" alt=\"nathan-hochman-erik-menendez-lyle-menendez-Mark-Geragos-getty-1\" width=\"728\" height=\"546\" class=\"img-fluid image-block__img-fluid img-aspect-auto\"\/>\n                <\/div>\n<p>                  <\/a>\n      <\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-3cb3fe68e246afa65294eb31877f48ec--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-2e85742963679357b84b83fd9e784325\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/categories\/menendez-brothers-case\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Menendez Brothers<\/strong><\/a>&#8216; day in courtroom has arrived &#8230; the convicted killers are attending a resentencing listening to Tuesday, and attorneys on each side are making their circumstances with full-throated assist from <strong>Erik <\/strong>and <strong>Lyle<\/strong>&#8216;s members of the family within the courtroom.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-2e85742963679357b84b83fd9e784325--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-10df27d2ce73a758a6f3add7f6b36c81\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-video-block canvas-video-block-permalink canvas-video-block--default  \">\n<div class=\"video-block\">\n<div class=\"ratio ratio-16x9\">\n<div id=\"video-player-46e03ff0-1f58-43e6-b6c9-3b5f0a860509-314290532-image-holder\" class=\"ratio ratio-item video-block__image-holder\">\n          <button class=\"ratio-item icon-video--shadow video-block__icon\" id=\"video-player-46e03ff0-1f58-43e6-b6c9-3b5f0a860509-314290532-play-btn\"><br \/>\n            <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Play video content material<\/span><br \/>\n          <\/button><br \/>\n                    <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/2e\/16by9\/2025\/04\/12\/2ecd0960f3a34a7ea3edfcd417beca4e_md.jpg\" alt=\"2-angry-men-menendez-kal-04-11-2025\" width=\"728\" height=\"410\" class=\"img-fluid\"\/>\n                  <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>                    <span class=\"media-credit video-block__media-credit\">2 Angry Men Podcast<\/span>\n          <\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-10df27d2ce73a758a6f3add7f6b36c81--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-7ca2a4d07fc71e5bd1284279e183290d\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p><strong>Tamara Lucero Goodell<\/strong> is the brothers&#8217; cousin as soon as eliminated &#8212; she&#8217;s the good niece of Erik and Lyle&#8217;s deceased mom, <strong>Kitty <\/strong>&#8212; and he or she took the stand within the Van Nuys, L.A. courtroom first. She talked in regards to the shotgun murders of the brothers&#8217; mother and father in 1989 &#8230; which occurred simply three weeks earlier than her ninth birthday.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-7ca2a4d07fc71e5bd1284279e183290d--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-a5c07829e25db66d3f55461bb02fe69e\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>Tamara testified she has no issues in regards to the brothers committing any crimes in the event that they&#8217;re launched from jail. She stated she wasn&#8217;t conscious of any alleged abuse from Kitty or <strong>Jose <\/strong>&#8212; an alleged element the brothers are trying to leverage for his or her freedom. She recalled as soon as seeing Jose grabbing the again of Erik\u2019s neck throughout a tennis match.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-a5c07829e25db66d3f55461bb02fe69e--><br \/>\n<a id=\"continued\" class=\"continued-anchor\"\/><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-b8f73ca4b44ade2e61a1c9746a7a947e\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-image-block canvas-image-block-permalink canvas-image-block--default  \">\n<div class=\"image-block\">\n                  <a class=\"js-click-image js-track-link image-lightbox-preview\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:image-asset:image_jpg_20250513_f8ceae9bb74247cca77833914c0ae7eb\" data-container-ref=\"tmz:article:b3794116-2bf4-4f6f-a857-43a55ae1a169\" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;image&quot;}\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"img-wrapper\">\n<p>                          <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/f8\/4by3\/2025\/05\/13\/f8ceae9bb74247cca77833914c0ae7eb_md.jpg\" alt=\"Diane-Hernandez-getty-1\" width=\"728\" height=\"546\" class=\"img-fluid image-block__img-fluid img-aspect-auto\"\/>\n                <\/div>\n<p>                  <\/a>\n      <\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-b8f73ca4b44ade2e61a1c9746a7a947e--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-64b9c7d4eca13005dc9760cda6beeb5b\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p><strong>Diane Hernandez<\/strong>, one other of Kitty&#8217;s nieces, additionally took the stand Tuesday &#8230; she had testified of their unique trial within the &#8217;90s, saying on the time that Lyle had instructed her about his father&#8217;s alleged abuse &#8230; and he or she stated Kitty did not consider her when she instructed her about it.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-64b9c7d4eca13005dc9760cda6beeb5b--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-7e647adf349d695af5fb86697904bd1d\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>Diane additionally stated she did not assume the brothers would ever commit additional crimes if launched. She even welcomed them to return reside together with her &#8230; saying it might be &#8220;therapeutic&#8221; in the event that they went free. Hernandez immediately appealed to the decide, saying &#8220;be merciful.&#8221; She stated it might be a &#8220;miracle&#8221; if the brothers may get a final go to together with her mom Joan.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-7e647adf349d695af5fb86697904bd1d--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-90a99dfe1ae8327ed069641d16b2337d\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-image-block canvas-image-block-permalink canvas-image-block--default  \">\n<div class=\"image-block\">\n                  <a class=\"js-click-image js-track-link image-lightbox-preview\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:image-asset:image_jpg_20250220_f2dfa7afd8d14d78b6cb101450af5d68\" data-container-ref=\"tmz:article:b3794116-2bf4-4f6f-a857-43a55ae1a169\" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;image&quot;}\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"img-wrapper\">\n<p>                          <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/f2\/4by3\/2025\/02\/20\/f2dfa7afd8d14d78b6cb101450af5d68_md.jpg\" alt=\"erik and lyle menendez mug shots 1\" width=\"728\" height=\"546\" class=\"img-fluid image-block__img-fluid img-aspect-auto\"\/>\n                <\/div>\n<p>                                  <\/a>\n      <\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-90a99dfe1ae8327ed069641d16b2337d--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-1ad397b7fc26844360404f67b4850135\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>Lyle and Erik attended immediately&#8217;s courtroom proceedings through Zoom. They had been visibly affected by emotion when Diane spoke. They&#8217;ve been serving time since 1996, after they had been discovered responsible of their second trial of killing their mother and father &#8230; they usually had been sentenced to life in jail with out parole.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-1ad397b7fc26844360404f67b4850135--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-34065bbb5b44a1a5017252f371bb95c1\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-image-block canvas-image-block-permalink canvas-image-block--default  \">\n<div class=\"image-block\">\n                  <a class=\"js-click-image js-track-link image-lightbox-preview\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:image-asset:image_jpg_20250513_e6911540d8ae432d8bd80d16646c915d\" data-container-ref=\"tmz:article:b3794116-2bf4-4f6f-a857-43a55ae1a169\" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;image&quot;}\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"img-wrapper\">\n<p>                          <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/e6\/4by3\/2025\/05\/13\/e6911540d8ae432d8bd80d16646c915d_md.jpg\" alt=\"nathan hochman press sub getty swipe\" width=\"728\" height=\"546\" class=\"img-fluid image-block__img-fluid img-aspect-auto\"\/>\n                <\/div>\n<p>                  <\/a>\n      <\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-34065bbb5b44a1a5017252f371bb95c1--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-95f8114c5d5d2f243c002285fa76e3c0\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>L.A. County District Attorney <strong>Nathan Hochman<\/strong> opposes their launch, even their resentencing &#8212; the method was kick-started by his predecessor, <strong>George Gascon<\/strong>, final 12 months.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-95f8114c5d5d2f243c002285fa76e3c0--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-c03b2e9a63e899ff7d04f79f05d100ec\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>As we reported, California Governor <strong>Gavin Newsom<\/strong> has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2025\/02\/26\/governor-newsom-launches-risk-assessment-menendez-brothers-release\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>ordered a danger evaluation report<\/strong><\/a> on the brothers to find out whether or not they&#8217;re nonetheless a hazard to society in the event that they&#8217;re launched. Newsom will resolve in June on granting them clemency.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-c03b2e9a63e899ff7d04f79f05d100ec--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-728da214041cb9f9a159e61df550b337\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-video-block canvas-video-block-permalink canvas-video-block--default  \">\n<div class=\"video-block\">\n<div class=\"ratio ratio-16x9\">\n<div id=\"video-player-f634d3ed-c9e2-40b7-8dde-3034ffb78f44-457147229-image-holder\" class=\"ratio ratio-item video-block__image-holder\">\n          <button class=\"ratio-item icon-video--shadow video-block__icon\" id=\"video-player-f634d3ed-c9e2-40b7-8dde-3034ffb78f44-457147229-play-btn\"><br \/>\n            <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Play video content material<\/span><br \/>\n          <\/button><br \/>\n                    <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/44\/16by9\/2025\/05\/13\/44f58fd11aa548c7b1abe853200681a7_md.jpg\" alt=\"051325_anamaria_baralt_kal\" width=\"728\" height=\"410\" class=\"img-fluid\"\/>\n                  <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>                    <span class=\"media-credit video-block__media-credit\">TMZ.com<\/span>\n          <\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-728da214041cb9f9a159e61df550b337--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-475cd8daa1898b4f929ce76d921d6f00\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>A household cousin,<strong> Anamaria Baralt<\/strong>, spoke to reporters on her manner into the listening to this morning, thanking supporters.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-475cd8daa1898b4f929ce76d921d6f00--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-2e846297bce866fe1e01b9696aa71e0d\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-video-block canvas-video-block-permalink canvas-video-block--default  \">\n<div class=\"video-block\">\n<div class=\"ratio ratio-16x9\">\n<div id=\"video-player-51a9780b-6eb6-4d51-90ba-a7514ee4b7b2-1241796638-image-holder\" class=\"ratio ratio-item video-block__image-holder\">\n          <button class=\"ratio-item icon-video--shadow video-block__icon\" id=\"video-player-51a9780b-6eb6-4d51-90ba-a7514ee4b7b2-1241796638-play-btn\"><br \/>\n            <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Play video content material<\/span><br \/>\n          <\/button><br \/>\n                    <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/11\/16by9\/2025\/05\/13\/11419bb08ac14064926ba9045decc59b_md.jpg\" alt=\"051325_mark_geragos_kal\" width=\"728\" height=\"410\" class=\"img-fluid\"\/>\n                  <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>                    <span class=\"media-credit video-block__media-credit\">TMZ.com<\/span>\n          <\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-2e846297bce866fe1e01b9696aa71e0d--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-a4276cf93f4eb60aa67ec14add0d3ec6\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default  canvas-block-is-last \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p>The brothers&#8217; legal professional, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/people\/mark-geragos\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Mark Geragos<\/strong><\/a>, spoke to the media outdoors the courthouse throughout a break later within the day &#8230; calling it &#8220;an emotional morning for the household.&#8221; \u00a0He talked in regards to the generational trauma to the household. He known as it a &#8220;unicorn-style scenario&#8221; with horrific crimes juxtaposed with &#8220;exceptional virtually unparalleled rehabilitation and redemption.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-a4276cf93f4eb60aa67ec14add0d3ec6--><\/p><\/div>\n<p>[ad_2]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[ad_1] Menendez Brothers Cousin Begs Judge For Mercy &#8230; Says They Can Live With Her Published May 13, 2025 1:48 PM PDT The Menendez Brothers&#8216; day in courtroom has arrived &#8230; the convicted killers are attending a resentencing listening to Tuesday, and attorneys on each side are making their circumstances with full-throated assist from Erik [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":142011,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[39],"tags":[690,4088,10531,5857,4831,6267,7348,9260],"class_list":{"0":"post-142009","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-hollywood","8":"tag-begs","9":"tag-brothers","10":"tag-cousin","11":"tag-hearing","12":"tag-judge","13":"tag-menendez","14":"tag-mercy","15":"tag-resentencing"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/142009","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=142009"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/142009\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/142011"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=142009"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=142009"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=142009"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}