Cousins of Erik and Lyle Menendez spoke out to criticize the Los Angeles district attorney’s recent decision to oppose a new trial for Lyle and Erik Menendez, who have spent nearly 30 years in prison for the 1989 killing of their parents.

Los Angeles D.A. Nathan Hochman opposed a new trial for Lyle and Erik Menendez on Friday, saying the brothers have a history of “lies, deceit and fabricating stories.” At a press conference, Hochman said he has concluded that supposed new evidence of sexual abuse should not affect the brothers’ guilty verdicts for murdering their parents,

Los Angeles District Attorney Nathan Hochman announced Friday that his office will not support a petition brought by Erik and Lyle Menendez requesting the court reconsider their murder convictions as they claim new evidence of sexual abuse by their father.