Erik Menendez, left, and his brother Lyle listen during a pre-trial hearing in Los Angeles on December 29, 1992, after the two pleaded innocent in the August 1989 shotgun deaths of their parents, Jose and Mary Louise Menendez.Photo by VINCE BUCCI/AFP via Getty Images

Menendez brothers, Erik and Lyle, who murdered their parents in 1989, could get parole in resentencing bid

'I believe, under the law, resentencing is appropriate,' the L.A. district attorney said. The brothers are currently serving life in prison without the possibility of parole

25 Oct 2024, 01:55 by Stefanie Dazio, Jaimie Ding and Christopher Weber · National Post

LOS ANGELES — Prosecutors will recommend Erik and Lyle Menendez be resentenced for the 1989 killings of their parents in the family’s Beverly Hills home, providing the brothers with a chance at freedom after 34 years behind bars.

Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascon announced during a Thursday news conference that his office would recommend the brothers be sentenced to 50 years to life. Because they were under 26 years old at the time of the crimes, they will be eligible for parole immediately, he said.