New audio of Menendez brothers behind bars released as prosecutor announces he will examine new evidence

LOS ANGELES – Lyle and Erik Menendez, convicted of murdering their parents in 1989, speak from behind bars as the Los Angeles district attorney says he will examine new evidence.

“I remember when the verdict came down, it was first degree,” Lyle recalls. “It was so disheartening that I was shocked.”

For the first time in 30 years, the Menendez brothers are speaking out amid renewed interest in the infamous murder case that captured global attention.

“I went to the only person who had ever helped me, who had ever protected me, and then this ended up happening,” Erik said. “He was arrested because of me. I wanted to die. In a way, I didn’t protect Lyle.”

The tapes are part of “The Menendez Brothers,” a new Netflix documentary.

The siblings shot their parents in their Beverly Hills home in 1989. They spoke openly about their statements on the witness stand in the historic televised trial and about Erik's reaction to his brother's testimony.

“I remember when he was on the witness stand apologizing for bothering me. He never said he was sorry,” Erik said.

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Three decades later, the trial is making headlines again as Los Angeles District Attorney George Gascón's office evaluates new alleged evidence and makes public calls for a resentencing.

“We are not saying there was anything wrong with the original process. We were presented with evidence,” Gascón said.

Famed defense attorney Mark Geragos claims Erik sent his cousin a letter detailing the abuse nine months before the murders.

Geragos also says a member of the popular '80s boy band Menudo, Roy Rossello, was also abused by the Menendez father in the family home.

This adds to growing calls for a reassessment of the alleged abuse the boys suffered at the hands of their own father.

They claim it went on for years and left them fearing for their own lives.

“It was a culture of silence, and that culture of silence existed until the ’90s, and I think it was finally broken in the 2000s,” Erik said.

Prosecutors allege the brutal murders were motivated by money. The next hearing is November 26 and the prosecutor says the final decision is his.