It will now be up to the California parole board and Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom to decide if the brothers deserve freedom after they gunned down their wealthy parents, Jose and Kitty Menendez ...

The decision, by a Los Angeles judge, came after a day of testimony by family members in support of the brothers’ release. The brothers also spoke via video, taking responsibility for their ...

Lyle and Erik Menendez have spent decades in prison for the 1989 murders of their parents CDCR/MEGA The long-awaited resentencing hearing for the Menendez brothers, who are both serving life in ...

In a stunning ruling on Tuesday, Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge Michael Jesic reduced the brothers’ sentences from life without parole to 50 years to life – making them eligible for ...

The brothers were found guilty in 1996 of murdering their parents, Kitty and José Menendez, in 1989 — when Erik was 18 and Lyle was 21. The brothers maintained that the killings were in self ...

The Menendez brothers have been resentenced to 50 years to life in prison, opening them up for the possibility of parole after spending more than three decades behind bars. Prior to the judge's ...

The panel includes California Governor Gavin Newsom. The brothers had already been scheduled to appear before the parole board as part of clemency hearing June 13 scheduled earlier by Newsom.

The brothers' new sentence doesn't mean an automatic release from prison. Erik and Lyle Menendez have been resentenced to 50 years to life in prison, which makes them immediately eligible for ...