Attorneys for Lyle, 55 and Eric, 52, say testimony from Roy Rosselló, a one-time member of Latin boy band Menudo, that he was raped by Jose Menendez, a senior RCA Records executive, several years before the killings shows that the brothers acted in “imperfect self-defense” and were guilty only of manslaughter.

This is honestly an interesting twist.

Both men are inmates at Facility E – known as Echo Yard – in Richard J. Donovan Correctional Facility in San Diego, a special unit where 700-plus prisoners have a relaxed regime after earning the right to be held there, many by giving up gang affiliations.

Echo Yard’s special status means prisoners can largely move freely between 7 a.m. and 9 p.m. It also regularly attracts local television and documentary crews.