VAN NUYS : Lyle Menendez Jury Out of Action Due to Illness
Because a juror was ill with the flu, deliberations in the Menendez brothers’ murder trial resumed Monday for only one of the two juries in the case.
A member of the panel for Lyle Menendez called in sick, postponing what would have been a 10th day of deliberations.
The Erik Menendez jury deliberated a full day, wrapping up a seventh day of deliberations without a verdict.
Two juries are hearing the case against Lyle Menendez, 25, and Erik Menendez, 23, because some evidence was admissible against only one brother.
Both are charged with murder in the Aug. 20, 1989, shotgun slayings of their parents, Jose Menendez, 45, and Kitty Menendez, 47.
The brothers said they killed in fear fed by years of abuse. Prosecutors contend they killed out of hatred and greed for the family millions.
Both juries must reach verdicts before they are read in court, the judge has ruled.
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