{"id":320539,"date":"2025-04-15T11:47:22","date_gmt":"2025-04-15T16:47:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.etrafficlane.com\/60dollarmiracle\/menendez-family-drags-d-a-s-office-to-court-for-showing-crime-scene-pics"},"modified":"2025-04-15T11:47:38","modified_gmt":"2025-04-15T16:47:38","slug":"menendez-family-drags-d-a-s-office-to-court-for-showing-crime-scene-pics","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.etrafficlane.com\/60dollarmiracle\/menendez-family-drags-d-a-s-office-to-court-for-showing-crime-scene-pics","title":{"rendered":"Menendez Household Drags D.A.&#039;s Workplace to Courtroom for Displaying Crime Scene Pics"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<h2 class=\"article__header--headline-fragments\">\n             <span class=\"article__header--hf1 text-uppercase h3\">Menendez Brothers&#8217; Family<\/span><br \/>\n             <span class=\"article__header--hf2 text-uppercase h1\">Enough With the Crime Scene Pics &#8230;<\/span><br \/>\n             <span class=\"article__header--hf3 text-none h2\">Calls Out D.A.&#8217;s Office in Court<\/span><br \/>\n           <\/h2>\n<p>    <!--\/.social-media-container--><\/p>\n<p>\n            Published <time class=\"published-datetime\" datetime=\"2025-04-15T09:35:07-07:00\">April 15, 2025 9:35 AM PDT<\/time>\n                                      <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div readability=\"49.0160788382\">\n<section id=\"cb-f1636d3db162c05091dd9693189dbdef\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-image-block canvas-image-block-permalink canvas-image-block--default canvas-block-is-first \">\n<div class=\"image-block\">\n         <a class=\"js-click-image js-track-link image-lightbox-preview\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:image-asset:image_jpg_20250415_b349350f92624ddea32192873cbd64a2\" data-container-ref=\"tmz:article:15011bbd-1b6c-435f-ba09-1ffb0d50b0d8\" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;image&quot;}\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"img-wrapper\">\n<p>             <img decoding=\"async\" title=\"A. Nathan Hochman\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/b3\/4by3\/2025\/04\/15\/b349350f92624ddea32192873cbd64a2_md.jpg\" alt=\"terry baralt nathan hochman and menendez brothers\" width=\"728\" height=\"546\" class=\"img-fluid image-block__img-fluid img-aspect-auto\"\/>\n        <\/div>\n<p>         <\/a>\n   <\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-f1636d3db162c05091dd9693189dbdef--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-3295cede84047a29f0ef1307c38a642a\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\" readability=\"25.5714285714\">\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/categories\/menendez-brothers-case\/\"><strong>Menendez Brothers<\/strong><\/a>&#8216; relatives are ripping L.A. County D.A. <strong>Nathan Hochman <\/strong>&#8230; blasting his use of crime scene photos in a recent court hearing as a &#8220;grotesque spectacle&#8221; with dire consequences.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-3295cede84047a29f0ef1307c38a642a--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-fa7a9cae4b8368c84f0ed1f564413399\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\" readability=\"30\">\n<p><strong>Bryan Freedman<\/strong> &#8212; the attorney representing the family &#8212; rips Hochman in a new court filing &#8230; saying the county&#8217;s top prosecutor is making a mockery of Marsy&#8217;s Law, which protects the rights of crime victims.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-fa7a9cae4b8368c84f0ed1f564413399--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-70436979d0cfc4bcb3deee3064311809\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-image-block canvas-image-block-permalink canvas-image-block--default \">\n<div class=\"image-block\">\n         <a class=\"js-click-image js-track-link image-lightbox-preview\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:image-asset:image_jpg_20250415_48719718b5bc4322aff4b4a2143e8103\" data-container-ref=\"tmz:article:15011bbd-1b6c-435f-ba09-1ffb0d50b0d8\" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;image&quot;}\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"img-wrapper\">\n<p>             <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/48\/4by3\/2025\/04\/15\/48719718b5bc4322aff4b4a2143e8103_md.jpg\" alt=\"terry baralt insta 1\" width=\"728\" height=\"546\" class=\"img-fluid image-block__img-fluid img-aspect-auto\"\/>\n        <\/div>\n<p>                 <\/a>\n   <\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-70436979d0cfc4bcb3deee3064311809--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-cf0d0b2921072de72c1279f52d274ac0\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\" readability=\"31.9117647059\">\n<p>In the docs, obtained by TMZ, Freedman says Hochman gratuitously and needlessly displayed crime scene photos at Friday&#8217;s court hearing, which was attended by a bunch of <strong>Erik<\/strong>&#8216;s and <strong>Lyle<\/strong>&#8216;s relatives &#8212; and he claims the photos caused the brothers&#8217; 85-year-old aunt, <strong>Terry Baralt<\/strong>, such severe emotional distress <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2025\/04\/13\/lyle-erik-menendez-aunt-terry-baralt-found-unresponsive\/\"><strong>she ended up in a hospital bed<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-cf0d0b2921072de72c1279f52d274ac0--><br \/>\n<a id=\"continued\" class=\"continued-anchor\"\/><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-158fb44b66a7f7922a8e04e77b4abea1\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-image-block canvas-image-block-permalink canvas-image-block--default canvas-image-block--aside \">\n<div class=\"image-block\">\n         <a class=\"media-link image-block__link js-track-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hulu.com\/series\/92892abc-abf8-489d-b6b1-f8ea0bab1984\"><br \/>\n             <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/f7\/16by9\/2025\/03\/26\/f7caec7242524104b4cb9ea660abfb2a_md.jpg\" alt=\"Menendez Brothers Prison Interview INLINE-hulu\" width=\"728\" height=\"410\" class=\"img-fluid image-block__img-fluid img-aspect-16by9\"\/><br \/>\n                 <\/a>\n   <\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-158fb44b66a7f7922a8e04e77b4abea1--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-99d971fa566c91cbaaf784b4986d4298\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\" readability=\"30\">\n<p>Freedman says the D.A.&#8217;s Office victimized the Menendez family members a second time with their &#8220;scandalous behavior,&#8221; and he says they are treating the Menendez clan as &#8220;second-class victims due to a policy disagreement&#8221; between Hochman and the family.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-99d971fa566c91cbaaf784b4986d4298--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-90a99dfe1ae8327ed069641d16b2337d\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-image-block canvas-image-block-permalink canvas-image-block--default \">\n<div class=\"image-block\">\n         <a class=\"js-click-image js-track-link image-lightbox-preview\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:image-asset:image_jpg_20250220_f2dfa7afd8d14d78b6cb101450af5d68\" data-container-ref=\"tmz:article:15011bbd-1b6c-435f-ba09-1ffb0d50b0d8\" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;image&quot;}\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"img-wrapper\">\n<p>             <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/f2\/4by3\/2025\/02\/20\/f2dfa7afd8d14d78b6cb101450af5d68_md.jpg\" alt=\"erik and lyle menendez mug shots 1\" width=\"728\" height=\"546\" class=\"img-fluid image-block__img-fluid img-aspect-auto\"\/>\n        <\/div>\n<p>                 <\/a>\n   <\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-90a99dfe1ae8327ed069641d16b2337d--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-245bf1644b31f89fbe0949ffb8d1a8a0\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\" readability=\"28\">\n<p>Freedman says Hochman&#8217;s actions were &#8220;gratuitous and needlessly displayed&#8221; and served no legitimate purpose other than to &#8220;inflame emotions to achieve maximum &#8216;shock&#8217; value.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-245bf1644b31f89fbe0949ffb8d1a8a0--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-6ea585dd7102d8c73ab423ba070da29b\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\" readability=\"28\">\n<p>The family is asking the court to admonish the D.A.&#8217;s Office and order them to give the family advance notice of any future plans to show crime scene photos in the Menendez case.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-6ea585dd7102d8c73ab423ba070da29b--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-0ceec7e82e3df027c807796140106819\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-video-block canvas-video-block-permalink canvas-video-block--default \">\n<div class=\"video-block\">\n<div class=\"ratio ratio-16x9\">\n<div id=\"video-player-d19b803d-12ee-4afa-bd12-34ccf4bef4dd-941218205-image-holder\" class=\"ratio ratio-item video-block__image-holder\">\n     <button class=\"ratio-item icon-video--shadow video-block__icon\" id=\"video-player-d19b803d-12ee-4afa-bd12-34ccf4bef4dd-941218205-play-btn\"><br \/>\n      <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Play video content<\/span><br \/>\n     <\/button><br \/>\n          <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/66\/16by9\/2025\/04\/14\/667e8fb37ef645348a39d5d82b97c651_md.jpg\" alt=\"041425_nathan_hochman_photo_apology_kal\" width=\"728\" height=\"410\" class=\"img-fluid\"\/>\n         <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>          <span class=\"media-credit video-block__media-credit\">TMZ.com<\/span>\n     <\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-0ceec7e82e3df027c807796140106819--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-59c66eb89b716025a8abfd68198a80e7\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\" readability=\"31\">\n<p>Freedman says Hochman is not treating the family with fairness and respect and he claims Hochman is making a mockery of a law intended to ensure victims are free from intimidation, harassment, and abuse.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-59c66eb89b716025a8abfd68198a80e7--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-3b44bc8e3397e182f6110e8d41f7b14d\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-iframe-block canvas-iframe-block-permalink canvas-iframe-block--default \">\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-3b44bc8e3397e182f6110e8d41f7b14d--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-19b5b79e1c455622bf36c5bb82d330de\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\" readability=\"24.5628415301\">\n<p>For his part, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2025\/04\/13\/erik-menendez-lyle-menendez-district-attorney-apology\/\"><strong>Hochman has since apologized<\/strong><\/a> for not giving advance warning to the family &#8230; though he says the photos needed to be shown in order to depict the brutality of the crime.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-19b5b79e1c455622bf36c5bb82d330de--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-06b32e9502303286705623574ae9c5c2\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-video-block canvas-video-block-permalink canvas-video-block--default \">\n<div class=\"video-block\">\n<div class=\"ratio ratio-16x9\">\n<div id=\"video-player-abf34d7a-01d1-410f-ab11-1aa1b1828086-634420064-image-holder\" class=\"ratio ratio-item video-block__image-holder\">\n     <button class=\"ratio-item icon-video--shadow video-block__icon\" id=\"video-player-abf34d7a-01d1-410f-ab11-1aa1b1828086-634420064-play-btn\"><br \/>\n      <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Play video content<\/span><br \/>\n     <\/button><br \/>\n          <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/22\/16by9\/2025\/04\/11\/222b50a1afea49cd9dfef2e74f729b59_md.jpg\" alt=\"041125_mark_geragos_break_kal\" width=\"728\" height=\"410\" class=\"img-fluid\"\/>\n         <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>          <span class=\"media-credit video-block__media-credit\">TMZ.com<\/span>\n     <\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-06b32e9502303286705623574ae9c5c2--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-443af9d5278bf074d9bc1c39f5b515d6\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\" readability=\"28\">\n<p>There are more Menendez hearings in the near future &#8230; and it will be interesting to see how this all plays out.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-443af9d5278bf074d9bc1c39f5b515d6--><\/p>\n<section id=\"cb-d20b4217fa0045015bdbd996eb76a370\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default canvas-block-is-last \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\">\n<p><em>Stay tuned &#8230;<\/em><\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!--\/#cb-d20b4217fa0045015bdbd996eb76a370--><\/p><\/div>\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2025\/04\/15\/menendez-family-takes-los-angeles-district-attorney-office-to-court-showing-crime-scene-photos\/\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Menendez Brothers&#8217; Family Enough With the Crime Scene Pics &#8230; Calls Out D.A.&#8217;s Office in Court Published April 15, 2025 9:35 AM PDT The Menendez [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1075,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-320539","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.etrafficlane.com\/60dollarmiracle\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/320539","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.etrafficlane.com\/60dollarmiracle\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.etrafficlane.com\/60dollarmiracle\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.etrafficlane.com\/60dollarmiracle\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1075"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.etrafficlane.com\/60dollarmiracle\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=320539"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.etrafficlane.com\/60dollarmiracle\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/320539\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":320541,"href":"https:\/\/www.etrafficlane.com\/60dollarmiracle\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/320539\/revisions\/320541"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.etrafficlane.com\/60dollarmiracle\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=320539"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.etrafficlane.com\/60dollarmiracle\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=320539"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.etrafficlane.com\/60dollarmiracle\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=320539"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}