Menendez brothers closer to freedom
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Lyle and Erik Menéndez, who were sentenced to life without parole in 1996 for the murders of their parents, now serve life sentences with a parole possibility.
Erik and Lyle Menendez have spent nearly 30 years in prison for the double murder of their parents. On Tuesday, a judge in Los Angeles reduced their sentences from life without parole to 50 years to life.
Erik and Lyle Menendez had their sentence reduced from life without parole to 50 years to life and are now eligible for parole
The brothers will have to face the California Parole Board next, where Gov. Gavin Newsom will have the final say over their fate.
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Relatives of Lyle and Erik Menendez testified today on why they believe the brothers should be released after serving almost three decades in prison for the 1989 murders of their parents. The brothers watched the hearing at the Van Nuys Courthouse via video screen,
Three cousins of Lyle and Erik Menendez testified in a Los Angeles courtroom on Tuesday in support of the brothers' bid to win release from life sentences they received for the shotgun murders of their parents in Beverly Hills 35 years ago.