- Examining the new evidence, there wasn't enough to warrant a new trial for the Menendez Brothers.
- Fast & Furious actor Tyrese Gibson is wanted after his dogs killed a neighbor dog.
- A man whose first kiss came from Katy Perry on American Idol is now in prison for child porn.
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Speaker 1 (00:00):
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
(00:24):
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.
Speaker 2 (00:42):
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
(01:05):
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
(01:26):
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
(01:47):
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
(02:10):
his long held stance quote not never, but not yet.
Speaker 1 (02:13):
He said.
Speaker 2 (02:14):
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
(02:38):
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
(02:59):
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,
(03:23):
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,
(03:43):
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.
Speaker 3 (03:54):
Thanks Drew more crime and Justice news after this.
Speaker 2 (04:01):
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
(04:22):
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
(04:44):
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.
(05:06):
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.
(05:30):
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
(05:50):
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
(06:14):
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
(06:34):
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
(06:55):
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
(07:15):
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.
(07:36):
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.
Speaker 3 (07:44):
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
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
(00:24):
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.
Speaker 2 (00:42):
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
(01:05):
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
(01:26):
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
(01:47):
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
(02:10):
his long held stance quote not never, but not yet.
Speaker 1 (02:13):
He said.
Speaker 2 (02:14):
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
(02:38):
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
(02:59):
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,
(03:23):
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,
(03:43):
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.
Speaker 3 (03:54):
Thanks Drew more crime and Justice news after this.
Speaker 2 (04:01):
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
(04:22):
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
(04:44):
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.
(05:06):
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.
(05:30):
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
(05:50):
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
(06:14):
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
(06:34):
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
(06:55):
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
(07:15):
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.
(07:36):
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.
Speaker 3 (07:44):
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
Host
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