Cousins of Erik and Lyle Menendez spoke out to criticize the Los Angeles district attorney’s recent decision to oppose a new trial for Lyle and Erik Menendez, who have spent nearly 30 years in prison for the 1989 killing of their parents.

The Mendendez brothers may have lost whatever momentum they had in requesting a new trial for the 1989 murders of their parents. CNN reports that new Los Angeles County District Attorney Nathan Hochman recommended Friday that a judge reject Erik and Lyle Menendez's request for a new trial due to a petition the brothers filed based on claims of new

Los Angeles County District Attorney Nathan Hochman recommended Friday that a judge reject Erik and Lyle Menendez’s request for a new trial in the 1989 killings of their parents – a petition the brothers filed over their claims of new evidence of abuse by their father.