A judge has ordered the Los Angeles DA to explain why evidence was withheld in the Menendez brothers' trial. New evidence suggests sexual abuse by their father, which could alter their 1996 murder convictions.

A judge ordered the DA's office to explain why the Menendez brothers' claims of sexual abuse were kept out of their second trial within thirty days.

A judge has ordered Los Angeles prosecutors to explain why the Menendez brothers’ murder convictions should not be re-examined in light of new evidence supporting their claims of sexual abuse by their father.