George Gascón released a letter posted by a Menendez brother months before his parents’ murder, claiming severe abuse since childhood.

The Menendez brothers, who were famously found guilty of murdering their parents in 1989, may have some hope of getting a On TikTok, new trial. Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascón just released a letter to the public, noting it is “new evidence” and that his office is reviewing the entire case. This review may lead to a new trial for both Joseph Lyle Menendez, 56, and Erik Menendez, 53, who are appealing their case.

At the time of the murders, Lyle Menendez was 18 and Eric Menendez was 21. In 1993, they were tried separately, and the case ended in a hung jury.

At the time, there was a split in the jury when the female jurors agreed with the self-defense argument, which argued that the brothers had been sexually assaulted for years and that they were “sexually, physically and emotionally abused” by their father since they were children. The defense also argued that their mother knew of the abuse and that the brothers feared for their lives. The male jurors, however, believed the brothers murdered their parents for financial gain.

In their second, joint trial, the Menendez brothers were found guilty of murdering their parents. They were both sentenced to life in prison, and the judge ordered that they would serve their life sentences in separate facilities. (They are now housed together in the same prison.)

The letter District Attorney George Gascón shared Sunday was one sent from Erik Menendez to his cousin Andy Cano, a few months before the double homicide of the Menendez brothers' parents, Jose and Mary “Kitty” Menendez, in their Beverly Hills home.

A public post by the office of DA Gascón, which included numerous photos of Erik and Lyle Menendez and the letter, included captions saying, "Progressive DA Gascón wants their case to be reevaluated,” and that DA Gascón "says it is his moral and ethical obligation to review the Menendez brothers' case. It has been 35 years since their sentencing. 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."

Mr. Cano's mother only discovered the mailed letter from Erik Menendez to her son Andy Cano a few months ago. Mr. Cano died in 2013. In that letter, Erik Menendez told his cousin about the severe abuse by his father that began when he was 13 years old.

In part, the letter says, “It's still happening but it's worse for me now. "I know what you said before but I'm afraid. You just don't know dad like I do."

DA Gascón had announced that due to evidence the Menendez brothers may have been molested, his office would review the case.

At the time of the murders, another piece of evidence about sexual abuse by the Menendez father was shared in a statement by Roy Rosselló, a then-globally famous boy band member from Menudo. In his statement, Mr. Rosselló claimed that Jose Menendez sexually assaulted him when he was a teenager. Jose Menendez was a successful RCA Records executive at the time of Mr. Rosselló’s statement.

During their trial, the Menendez brothers admitted to killing their parents but kept saying in court that they had been sexually assaulted for years by their father and that they feared he would kill them. However, the prosecutors at the time argued successfully that there was no evidence to prove the brothers were sexually abused. Instead, they argued, the Menendez brothers murdered their parents only for financial gain, so that they would inherit their multi-million-dollar estate.

But sexual assault trials were handled most differently during the time of the Menendez brothers’ trial. As the DA said on CNN last week, though the brothers confessed to the murders of their parents, a jury would have taken their years of sexual abuse by their father into consideration.

"Sensitivity to sexual assault is much more significant today," said Gascón on CNN. "I think 35 years ago, cultural norms were a little different. There's no question that a jury today would look at this case probably very differently."

However, he added, their guilt of murdering their parents is not in doubt.

"There's no question that they committed the killings,” he said.

“The question is to what degree of culpability should they be held accountable to, given the totality of the circumstance.”

Due to a new Netflix series and TikTok viral videos, the Menendez brothers have now become a wildly popular hot topic. Recently, there have been numerous Netflix series including “Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story," and "The Menendez Brothers" documentary.

Court TV is re-airing the trial, which has also become a viral phenomenon.

The Menendez brothers have become a cause célèbre on TikTok with its over 800 million users, most of whom were not even born yet when the Menendez brothers murdered their parents. The TikTok users have taken up the cause for a new trial for the Menendez brothers, and even superstar Kim Kardashian recently visited the brothers in prison. Ms. Kardashian, after visiting the brothers in prison, said she advocated their release, as shared in a public op-ed. Ms. Kardashian, in her op-ed, said that the Menendez brothers did not receive a fair trial.

Two Change.org petitions calling for a new trial for the Menendez brothers due to new evidence plus demanding legal reforms have been signed by over 500,000 individuals.