Members of the media gather around the Van Nuys courthouse for a hearing for Erik and Lyle Menendez in Los Angeles, Monday, Nov. 25, 2024. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)

A Los Angeles County sheriff's deputy maintains a perimeter around the Van Nuys courthouse for the hearing for Erik and Lyle Menendez in Los Angeles, Monday, Nov. 25, 2024. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)

Erik and Lyle Menendez's aunt Joan VanderMolen, center, is assisted by Karen VanderMolen, as they arrive to attend a hearing at the Van Nuys courthouse in Los Angeles, Monday, Nov. 25, 2024. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)

Erik and Lyle Menendez's aunt Joan VanderMolen, center, arrives to attend a hearing at the Van Nuys courthouse in Los Angeles, Monday, Nov. 25, 2024. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)

Bryan Freedman, an attorney representing family members of Erik and Lyle Menendez, talks to reporters outside a courthouse in Los Angeles, Monday, Nov. 25, 2024. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)

The media surround family members of the Erik and Lyle Menendez brothers as they arrive at a courthouse to attend a hearing in Los Angeles, Monday, Nov. 25, 2024. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)

Erik and Lyle Menendez's aunt Joan VanderMolen, center, arrives at a courthouse to attend a hearing in Los Angeles, Monday, Nov. 25, 2024. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)

The media surround family members of Erik and Lyle Menendez brothers as they arrive at a courthouse to attend a hearing in Los Angeles, Monday, Nov. 25, 2024. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)