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.

At Tuesday's resentencing hearing, Lyle and Erik Menendez made a virtual appearance and took "full responsibility" for their roles in the 1989 murders of their parents

Erik and Lyle Menendez, two brothers who murdered their parents, Jose and Kitty Menendez, were resentenced to 50 years to life in prison at a Los Angeles County court on Tuesday. The murders happened at their Beverly Hills residence in 1989.