Menendez brothers a step closer to freedom
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On Tuesday afternoon, inside a Los Angeles courtroom, Judge Michael Jesic ruled in favor of Erik and Lyle Menendez and resentenced them after they had spent more than three decade
The Menendez brothers, imprisoned since 1990, could be on a path to release after they were resentenced. See the whole timeline of their murder case.
A judge’s ruling made Lyle and Erik Menendez eligible for parole, but they still face multiple hurdles in their fight to be released from prison for the 1989 murder of their parents.
Erik Menendez's wife Tammi Menendez spoke out after a judge resentenced him and brother Lyle Menendez to make them eligible for parole in the murders of their parents José Menendez and Kitty Menendez.
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.
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A judge on Tuesday re-sentenced Erik and Lyle Menendez to 50 years to life for the 1989 shotgun killings of their parents in Beverly Hills, making them eligible for parole after serving nearly 35
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.
The Menendez brothers, who were convicted of the 1989 murders of their parents, gave stunning statements at a hearing Tuesday and won possible parole.