Menendez brothers case impacted by TV series; not the first [Video]

Being an armchair detective has turned into an American obsession, fueled by an abundance of true-crime content in podcasts and television series. But some of those projects have sparked actual legal developments.

The latest example involves the high-profile case of brothers of Erik and Lyle Menendez, who were convicted and sentenced to life in prison for the 1989 murder of their parents, Jose and Kitty Menendez, inside the family’s Beverly Hills mansion.

On Thursday, prosecutors in Los Angeles announced they are reviewing new evidence presented in their case ahead of a hearing next month, including a letter written by Erik Menendez, now 53, that his attorneys argue corroborates allegations the brothers experienced years of sexual abuse by their father.

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In their petition to review the case filed last year, attorneys for the brothers also …