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Menendez brothers' aunt hospitalized as family blames DA's graphic courtroom photos

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The 85-year-old aunt of Erik and Lyle Menendez, who are currently serving life sentences for the 1989 murders of their parents, has been hospitalized after prosecutors showed graphic crime scene photos in court.

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  1. NBC New York

    Menendez brothers' family blames graphic photo shown in court for aunt's hospitalization (opens NBC New York)

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    The aunt of Erik and Lyle Menendez was hospitalized after a graphic image of her brother’s body was shown in court on Friday, according to family.

  2. NBC News

    Menendez brothers' family blames graphic courtroom photo for aunt's hospitalization (opens NBC News)

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    The family of Erik and Lyle Menendez is calling for the L.A. County DA's Office to be removed from the brothers' case after they claimed the use of a graphic photo in a court hearing caused the brothers' aunt to be hospitalized.

  3. New York Post

    Menendez brothers’ aunt hospitalized after graphic photo shown in court, family says (opens New York Post)

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    An aunt of notorious killers Erik and Lyle Menendez is in critical condition after Los Angeles prosecutors displayed a graphic photo of murder victim José Menendez during a resentencing hearing for the siblings, their family said.

  4. ABC 7 San Francisco

    Menendez brothers' aunt hospitalized; family blames Los Angeles County DA (opens ABC 7 San Francisco)

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    Terry Baralt, aunt of Erik and Lyle Menendez, is in the hospital after prosecutors showed graphic photos of the crime scene in court, the family said.

  5. Foxla

    Menendez brothers' family blames LA DA for aunt's hospitalization: report (opens Foxla)

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    Terry Baralt, aunt of Erik and Lyle Menendez, was reportedly hospitalized just two days after a judge ruled the brothers' resentencing hearing can move forward.

  6. KYMA Yuma

    Aunt of the Menendez brothers hospitalized (opens KYMA Yuma)

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    Terry Baralt, the aunt of Erik and Lyle Menendez, was hospitalized after the brothers' court appearance on Friday.

  7. ABC 7 Los Angeles

    Menendez brothers' aunt, Terry Baralt, hospitalized; family blames LA County DA (opens ABC 7 Los Angeles)

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    The Menendez family says the aunt of Erik and Lyle Menendez is in the hospital after prosecutors showed graphic photos of the crime scene in court.

  8. Fox News

    Menendez brothers' aunt hospitalized after DA shares graphic photos in court: 'There was no warning' (opens Fox News)

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    An elderly aunt of Erik and Lyle Menendez remains in critical condition after the DA shared graphic crime scene images in court

  9. UPI

    Menendez brothers' aunt hospitalized as family blames DA's graphic courtroom photos (opens UPI)

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    The 85-year-old aunt of Erik and Lyle Menendez, who are currently serving life sentences for the 1989 murders of their parents, has been hospitalized after prosecutors showed graphic crime scene photos in court.

  10. Foxla

    Family of Menendez brothers say graphic crime scene photos led to aunt being hospitalized (opens Foxla)

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    Family members of Erik and Lyle Menendez have filed court papers alleging that the Los Angeles County District Attorney's Office needlessly showed a bloody crime scene photo without any advance notice during a court hearing last week.

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