Menendez brothers juror reveals homophobia influenced verdict, calls for their release
Hazel Thornton, a former juror in the first Menendez brothers’ trial, has voiced her belief that sexism and homophobia led to a flawed 1994 verdict. Thornton, who served on the jury found Erik and Lyle Menendez guilty of voluntary manslaughter. She explained in a recent interview with TMZ that male jurors resisted the brothers’ claims