Judge resentences Menendez brothers
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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 for killing their parents decades ago.
Lyle and Erik Menendez were 21 and 18 when they killed their parents. Now, at 57 and 54, the brothers are eligible for parole after a Los Angeles judge Tuesday reduced their sentences from life in prison without parole to 50 years to life.
Erik and Lyle Menendez 's much-anticipated resentencing hearing will move forward on May 13 and 14, a judge ruled on Friday, as new details about the brothers' alleged behavior behind bars were revealed in court.
As the fight to free Erik and Lyle Menendez heats up, bombshell details were revealed about troubling behavior both brothers showed in prison ahead of their resentencing hearings.
Erik and Lyle Menendez will get their first major shot at freedom at a resentencing hearing next week. A Los Angeles judge ruled Friday that the brothers’ previously paused two-day hearing will ...