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Erik and Lyle Menendez are now eligible for parole

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What we know about the Menendez brothers’ resentencing and what happens next

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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What’s next for the Menendez brothers? Here’s how soon Lyle and Erik could walk free — and what could keep them in prison

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Erik and Lyle Menendez are now eligible for parole after judge resentences them

A timeline of the Menendez brothers' double-murder case

The brothers were sentenced in 1996 to life in prison without the possibility of parole for murdering their father Jose Menendez and mother Kitty Menendez in their Beverly Hills home in 1989.

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Judge cuts Menendez brothers' sentences giving them chance of freedom

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The Menendez brothers case reflects a shifting culture across decades

From the 1989 killings to a stunning resentencing: A timeline of the Menedez brothers’ murder case

Their defense has been supported by several family members who’ve taken the stand to plead for their release.

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LA judge to decide whether the Menendez brothers should be freed

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What to know about the Menendez brothers' case and when might they be released

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What to know about the Menendez brothers’ lives and what lies ahead

Erik and Lyle Menendez will have a shot at freedom for the first time in decades after being convicted of their parents’ murder 30 years ago.

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What did Erik and Lyle Menendez do and when could they be released?

In 1989, brothers Lyle and Erik Menendez killed their parents by shooting them multiple times at close range at their mansion in Beverly Hills. They were found guilty of first-degree murder and conspiracy to murder in 1996, and sentenced to life imprisonment without the possibility of parole.

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Lyle and Erik Menendez issue graphic statement on parents' murders as their fate is suddenly changed

A shock twist in the case of convicted killers Lyle and Erik Menendez was announced by Los Angeles prosecutors last night (13 May) amid the brothers' bid for resentencing - after which they issued an emotional statement.

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Menendez brothers' attorneys call cousins, ex-judge and ex-inmate to testify for their release

On the first day of Erik and Lyle Menendez 's resentencing hearing Tuesday, their cousins, a former judge and a former fellow inmate took to the witness stand to testify that the brothers were not only rehabilitated but helped others.