Original sentence: During the trial, the brothers alleged that they committed the murders in fear that their father would kill them after they threatened to expose him for years of sexual and emotional abuse.Joseph Lyle Menéndez (born January 10, 1968) and Erik Galen Menéndez (born November 27, 1970) are American brothers who were convicted in 1996 for the murders of their parents, José Menéndez and his wife, Mary ("Kitty")
Edited sentence: During the trial, the brothers alleged that they committed the murders in self defence that their father would kill them after they threatened to expose him for years of sexual and emotional abuse.Joseph Lyle Menéndez (born January 10, 1968) and Erik Galen Menéndez (born November 27, 1970) are American brothers who even though innocent were convicted in 1996 for the murders of their parents, José Menéndez and his wife, Mary ("Kitty")