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Speaker 1: Crime Alert, imanc Grace breaking crime news nowt Lyolin Eric Menendez will not be getting out of jail. Lawyers for the brothers convicted of killing both parents, Jose and Kitty, filed a petition with the court, signing two new pieces of evidence. They claim the evidence supports claims of sex abuse. LA Superior Court Judge William Ryan rejected the motion, saying the new evidence was not compelling enough to produce a reasonable doubt in the mind of at least one jurrr Lylin Eric Menendez will be eligible to apply for parole again in three short years straight out to Drew Nelson for more Nancye.
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Speaker 2: Judge William C. Ryan ruled those two additional pieces of evidence were not strong enough to reopen the case. Judge Ryan denying Eric and Lylman Mendez's twenty twenty three habeas corpus petition, closing off another path to freedom less than a month after both men were denied parole. Their attorneys argue that those two items uncovered in recent years warranted a new trial. The first a nineteen ninety eight letter written by Eric to his cousin Andy Cano, describing sexual abuse by their father, Jose Menendez. The second was a statement from former Menudo singer Roy Roussello, who claimed Jose raped him in nineteen eighty three, an allegation made public in the twenty twenty three docu series Menendez plus Menudo Boys Betrayed. Judge Ryan said neither item met the legal threshold to justify a retrial. He wrote, quote neither piece of newly discovered evidence is particularly strong. He said the letter quote contradicts in part the testimony of Eric and Cano end quote does not additionally inform the jury of petitioner's alleged fear at the time of the murders. Judge Ryan added that the Menudo allegation quote corroborates the general allegation that Jose was sexually abusive of boys and young men, but it is not relevant to the petitioner's state of mind at the time of the murders. District Attorney Nathan Hackman praised the ruling, calling it quote a full kibosh on the brother's attempt to overturn their convictions. Quote, this petition does not come close to meeting the factual or legal stander to warrant a new trial. Hawkman also repeated his long held stance quote not never, but not yet.
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Speaker 1: He said.
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Speaker 2: The brothers have quote never acknowledged their calculated plan to kill their parents, nor their attempts to suborn perjury from friends to bolster their false self defense narrative. Legal experts called the habeas petition a long shot. Judge Ryan agreed, writing that the evidence quote would not have produced a reasonable doubt in the mind of at least one juror or supportive of an imperfect self defense instruction. The hearings drawing national attention as state officials, reporters, and family members packed into what cow Matters called a circus like proceeding. Both hearings were live streamed, and the release of Rickmanendez his hearing audio less than twenty four hours later caused a public uproar. Their attorney protested that the California Department of Corrections had broken its own rules. The board acknowledged the brothers acomplishments in prison, from hospice work to trauma programs, but cited recent cell phone use violations and what it described as quote, antisocial personality traits as reasons for the three year denials. Although the brother's notoriety ensured the full sentencing review, but brought immense political pressure and scrutiny to their parole bids. Governor Gavin Newsom's representative personally attended the hearings, signaling how politically charged any decision to release them would be. Pressure would have landed on Newsom to block their parole under California law, Legal experts told cal Matters that people their age rarely reoffend, yet the optics of freeing two men who murdered their parents still weigh heavily. Eric and Lyle were resentenced in May to fifty years to life, making them immediately eligible for parole under youth offender laws. Their next parole hearings are scheduled for twenty twenty eight, though with good behavior the weight could be reduced to early twenty twenty seven.
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Speaker 3: Thanks Drew more crime and Justice news after this.
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Speaker 2: Actor. Tyrese Gibson is wanted in Fulton County, Georgia, after police say his Cane Corso dogs mauled and killed a neighbor's small dog in the upscale Atlanta neighborhood of Buckhead. The attack happened on September eighteenth, outside Gibson's mansion on Tuxedo Court. Police say four cane corsos belonging to the Fast and Furious Star were roaming freely when they killed a five year old Cavalier King Charles Spaniel named Henry. The dog's owner, Harrison Parker, said he had led Henry outside for a few minutes that night and returned to find him dead in the driveway. A police report said Henry suffered broken ribs, puncture wounds, and severe internal bleeding. Security footage showed Gibson's dog scratching at a door across the street minutes before the attack. Another neighbor called nine one one that same night because she couldn't reach her car with the dog standing outside her door. Fulton County officials said Gibson's dogs had been reported running loose on five different occasions before the deadly mauling. He had already received several warnings and was told he needed a permits he owned more than ten dogs. After the attack, Gibson agreed to surrender the animals, but later changed his mind. When officers returned to his home on the twenty second with a search warrant, both Gibson and the dogs were gone. Gibson's attorneys said the actor was not home when the attack happened and has since rehomed the dogs. In a statement, the lawyer said Gibson quote extends his deepest condolences to the family who lost their beloved dog and is cooperating fully with authorities. Police later learned Gibson had left the country. He had posted online that he was taking a mental health break in Dubai and would not return until November. Parker said Henry was his first dog and his closest companion. An arrest warrant for cruelty to animals remains active. A former American Idol contestant who once said Katy Perry gave him his first kiss is sentenced to twenty five years in prison for possessing child sexual abuse material. Benjamin Glaize, aged twenty six, pleaded guilty in Tulsa County District Court after police found more than seven hundred images and videos of child sexual abuse on his phone. He will serve fifteen years in prison and another ten years suspended. Glaze must also register as a sex offender and face strict release conditions, including a test to measure sexual arousal and a lifetime ban on viewing pornography. Or entering adult businesses. The Tulsa Police Department said the investigation began in April twenty twenty four after a mental health counselor told detectives that Glaze had confessed to a child pornography addiction. Officers later executed a search warrant and seized his phone, uncovering hundreds of files showing the sexual abuse of miners. He was arrested that October and charged with aggravated possession of child sexual abuse material. Court record show Glaze admitted to his guilt. In order to qualify for release after fifteen years, he must take a penile pledthismograph test and enable screening to measure his responses to adult and child images. He is also barred from strip clubs and sex shops. He must wear appropriate clothing at all times and submit regular blood tests for sexually transmit diseases. Glaize had his fifteen minutes of fame in twenty eighteen when he auditioned for American Idol. The then nineteen year old told judges Katy Perry, Luth Bryan, and Lionel Ritchie he had never kissed a girl. Perry then called him forward and kissed him on the lips after he leaned in for a cheek kiss. The moment went viral and stirreed public backlash. Glaze later told The New York Times he was quote a tad uncomfortable and wanted his first kiss to be special. Though he said he did not believe Perry had sexually harassed him, He later defended her online, writing quote, I am very honored and thankful to have been a part of American Idol. I do not think I was sexually harassed by Katy Perry. After the show, Glaze joined the Marines and later worked as a video editor.
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Speaker 3: Thanks Drew for the latest crime and justice newse Go to crimeonline dot com and please join us for our daily podcast, Crime Stories, where we do our best to find missing people, especially children, and help solve unsolved homicides. With this crime alert. Imancy Grace
Speaker 1: Crime Alert, imanc Grace breaking crime news nowt Lyolin Eric Menendez will not be getting out of jail. Lawyers for the brothers convicted of killing both parents, Jose and Kitty, filed a petition with the court, signing two new pieces of evidence. They claim the evidence supports claims of sex abuse. LA Superior Court Judge William Ryan rejected the motion, saying the new evidence was not compelling enough to produce a reasonable doubt in the mind of at least one jurrr Lylin Eric Menendez will be eligible to apply for parole again in three short years straight out to Drew Nelson for more Nancye.
00:00:42
Speaker 2: Judge William C. Ryan ruled those two additional pieces of evidence were not strong enough to reopen the case. Judge Ryan denying Eric and Lylman Mendez's twenty twenty three habeas corpus petition, closing off another path to freedom less than a month after both men were denied parole. Their attorneys argue that those two items uncovered in recent years warranted a new trial. The first a nineteen ninety eight letter written by Eric to his cousin Andy Cano, describing sexual abuse by their father, Jose Menendez. The second was a statement from former Menudo singer Roy Roussello, who claimed Jose raped him in nineteen eighty three, an allegation made public in the twenty twenty three docu series Menendez plus Menudo Boys Betrayed. Judge Ryan said neither item met the legal threshold to justify a retrial. He wrote, quote neither piece of newly discovered evidence is particularly strong. He said the letter quote contradicts in part the testimony of Eric and Cano end quote does not additionally inform the jury of petitioner's alleged fear at the time of the murders. Judge Ryan added that the Menudo allegation quote corroborates the general allegation that Jose was sexually abusive of boys and young men, but it is not relevant to the petitioner's state of mind at the time of the murders. District Attorney Nathan Hackman praised the ruling, calling it quote a full kibosh on the brother's attempt to overturn their convictions. Quote, this petition does not come close to meeting the factual or legal stander to warrant a new trial. Hawkman also repeated his long held stance quote not never, but not yet.
00:02:13
Speaker 1: He said.
00:02:14
Speaker 2: The brothers have quote never acknowledged their calculated plan to kill their parents, nor their attempts to suborn perjury from friends to bolster their false self defense narrative. Legal experts called the habeas petition a long shot. Judge Ryan agreed, writing that the evidence quote would not have produced a reasonable doubt in the mind of at least one juror or supportive of an imperfect self defense instruction. The hearings drawing national attention as state officials, reporters, and family members packed into what cow Matters called a circus like proceeding. Both hearings were live streamed, and the release of Rickmanendez his hearing audio less than twenty four hours later caused a public uproar. Their attorney protested that the California Department of Corrections had broken its own rules. The board acknowledged the brothers acomplishments in prison, from hospice work to trauma programs, but cited recent cell phone use violations and what it described as quote, antisocial personality traits as reasons for the three year denials. Although the brother's notoriety ensured the full sentencing review, but brought immense political pressure and scrutiny to their parole bids. Governor Gavin Newsom's representative personally attended the hearings, signaling how politically charged any decision to release them would be. Pressure would have landed on Newsom to block their parole under California law, Legal experts told cal Matters that people their age rarely reoffend, yet the optics of freeing two men who murdered their parents still weigh heavily. Eric and Lyle were resentenced in May to fifty years to life, making them immediately eligible for parole under youth offender laws. Their next parole hearings are scheduled for twenty twenty eight, though with good behavior the weight could be reduced to early twenty twenty seven.
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Speaker 3: Thanks Drew more crime and Justice news after this.
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Speaker 2: Actor. Tyrese Gibson is wanted in Fulton County, Georgia, after police say his Cane Corso dogs mauled and killed a neighbor's small dog in the upscale Atlanta neighborhood of Buckhead. The attack happened on September eighteenth, outside Gibson's mansion on Tuxedo Court. Police say four cane corsos belonging to the Fast and Furious Star were roaming freely when they killed a five year old Cavalier King Charles Spaniel named Henry. The dog's owner, Harrison Parker, said he had led Henry outside for a few minutes that night and returned to find him dead in the driveway. A police report said Henry suffered broken ribs, puncture wounds, and severe internal bleeding. Security footage showed Gibson's dog scratching at a door across the street minutes before the attack. Another neighbor called nine one one that same night because she couldn't reach her car with the dog standing outside her door. Fulton County officials said Gibson's dogs had been reported running loose on five different occasions before the deadly mauling. He had already received several warnings and was told he needed a permits he owned more than ten dogs. After the attack, Gibson agreed to surrender the animals, but later changed his mind. When officers returned to his home on the twenty second with a search warrant, both Gibson and the dogs were gone. Gibson's attorneys said the actor was not home when the attack happened and has since rehomed the dogs. In a statement, the lawyer said Gibson quote extends his deepest condolences to the family who lost their beloved dog and is cooperating fully with authorities. Police later learned Gibson had left the country. He had posted online that he was taking a mental health break in Dubai and would not return until November. Parker said Henry was his first dog and his closest companion. An arrest warrant for cruelty to animals remains active. A former American Idol contestant who once said Katy Perry gave him his first kiss is sentenced to twenty five years in prison for possessing child sexual abuse material. Benjamin Glaize, aged twenty six, pleaded guilty in Tulsa County District Court after police found more than seven hundred images and videos of child sexual abuse on his phone. He will serve fifteen years in prison and another ten years suspended. Glaze must also register as a sex offender and face strict release conditions, including a test to measure sexual arousal and a lifetime ban on viewing pornography. Or entering adult businesses. The Tulsa Police Department said the investigation began in April twenty twenty four after a mental health counselor told detectives that Glaze had confessed to a child pornography addiction. Officers later executed a search warrant and seized his phone, uncovering hundreds of files showing the sexual abuse of miners. He was arrested that October and charged with aggravated possession of child sexual abuse material. Court record show Glaze admitted to his guilt. In order to qualify for release after fifteen years, he must take a penile pledthismograph test and enable screening to measure his responses to adult and child images. He is also barred from strip clubs and sex shops. He must wear appropriate clothing at all times and submit regular blood tests for sexually transmit diseases. Glaize had his fifteen minutes of fame in twenty eighteen when he auditioned for American Idol. The then nineteen year old told judges Katy Perry, Luth Bryan, and Lionel Ritchie he had never kissed a girl. Perry then called him forward and kissed him on the lips after he leaned in for a cheek kiss. The moment went viral and stirreed public backlash. Glaze later told The New York Times he was quote a tad uncomfortable and wanted his first kiss to be special. Though he said he did not believe Perry had sexually harassed him, He later defended her online, writing quote, I am very honored and thankful to have been a part of American Idol. I do not think I was sexually harassed by Katy Perry. After the show, Glaze joined the Marines and later worked as a video editor.
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Speaker 3: Thanks Drew for the latest crime and justice newse Go to crimeonline dot com and please join us for our daily podcast, Crime Stories, where we do our best to find missing people, especially children, and help solve unsolved homicides. With this crime alert. Imancy Grace
