Nearly three decades after Erik and Lyle Menendez were sentenced to life in prison for the murders of their parents, a California judge has reopened a door many believed would remain closed.

The Menendez brothers, who were resentenced to 50 years to life and are now eligible for parole, may be released from prison in the coming months, lawyers predict.

The trials of Lyle and Erik Menendez came at a time of cultural obsession with courts, crime and murder, when live televised trials captivated a national audience.Their resentencing — and the now very real possibility of their freedom — came at another,