The two-day proceeding in L.A. ended on its first day with the judge resentencing the brothers who have spent more than three decades behind bars for their parents' 1989 murders.

They had become too well-known to be forgotten, but for decades, the Menendez brothers faded into the background. Occasional stories emerged about the brothers losing their appeals, as did mugshots of them aging in prison.

Los Angeles County District Attorney Nathan Hochman says a judge used his office’s reports to decide that the Menendez brothers should be resentenced, but the DA's office maintains they are not ready for release — based on those same facts.

A Los Angeles judge has resentenced the Menendez brothers, making them eligible for parole after serving prison time for the shotgun murders of their parents at their Beverly Hills, California, home in 1989.

The Menendez brothers' family says Nathan Hochman's efforts to block resentencing "do not align" with their views.

Los Angeles County District Attorney Nathan Hochman speaks to the media during a hearing in the case of Erik and Lyle Menendez Tuesday, May 13, 2025, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes) This combination of two booking photos provided by the California Department of Corrections shows Erik Menendez,

Lyle and Erik, who are now 57 and 54, now qualify for parole — leaving their freedom in the hands of the state parole board and Gov. Gavin Newsom.

A judge's decision to reduce the Menendez brothers' sentence for killing their parents in 1989 enables a parole board to hear their case. Gov. Gavin Newsom could still intervene.