Eight months before brothers Erik Menendez and Lyle Menendez shot and killed their parents, José and Mary Louise “Kitty” Menendez, in August 1989, Erik wrote a letter to his late cousin, Andy Cano. The Menendez siblings and family previously revealed that they had revealed the letter’s existence. However, the Los Angeles District Attorney unveiled the contents of the letter on October 16, 2024.
Per Fox News, captions along with the contents of the letter acknowledged that DA George Gascón “says it is his moral and ethical obligation to review the Menendez brothers’ case.”
“It has been 35 years since their sentencing,” the caption read, according to the outlet. “It is time to decide whether these men have paid their dues to society. Erik and Lyle Menendez have spent most of their lives behind bars and will continue to unless we can ensure George Gascón can review and restore justice for all.”
LA District Attorney George Gascón publicly posted a screenshot of a letter to Instagram written by Erik Menendez to his cousin, Andy Cano, in which he alludes to serious, and long-term, abuse at the hands of his father Jose. pic.twitter.com/luxamruHaI
— News News News (@NewsNew97351204) October 16, 2024
Below, News47.us compiled what Erik wrote to his cousin in the uncovered letter.
Erik and Lyle killed their parents in August 1989 because they were allegedly subjected to emotional, physical and sexual abuse throughout their childhoods.
In addition to a letter written by Erik to his cousin, another piece of evidence against José has emerged in recent years. Roy Rosselló, a former member of the Puerto Rican band Menudo, claimed that he was sexually assaulted as a teenager by José. In the 2023 Peacock docuseries Menendez + Menudo: Boys Betrayed, Roy claimed that he was drugged and raped by the Menendez patriarch.
