Erik and Lyle Menendez React to Being Eligible for Parole
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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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ValleyCentral.com on MSNJudge resentences Erik and Lyle Menendez to 50 years to lifeA judge on Tuesday re-sentenced Erik and Lyle Menendez to 50 years to life for the 1989 shotgun killings of their parents in Beverly Hills, making them eligible for parole after serving nearly 35 years.
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.
Due to changes in California law, the Menendez brothers, who are now in their 50s, are eligible to apply for parole
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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.