Menendez Brothers will be resentenced and could immediately be eligible for parole in the killings of their parents.
This 1992 file photo shows double murder defendants Erik and Lyle Menendez during a court appearance in Los Angeles, California The Menendez Brothers are one step closer to freedom after spending 34 years behind bars for shooting their parents dead in 1989. A California prosecutor said he is requesting that a court resentence Erik and Lyle Menendez, now 53 and 56, meaning the pair could possibly be released on parole.
’ The brothers will immediately be eligible for parole because they were under 26 years old when they committed the crimes, Gascón said. Prosecutors will formally make the request in court on Friday. The Menendez brothers were sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole in 1996. Got a story? Get in touch with our news team by emailing us at [email protected]. Or you can submit your videos and pictures here. For more stories like this, check our news page. Follow Metro.
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