the Menendez brothers face a parole board
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Now eligible for parole, the Menendez brothers could be released next month after spending more than three decades behind bars.
After a dramatic day in court, Erik and Lyle are now eligible for parole, but Governor Gavin Newsom will have to weigh in.
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.
A judge’s ruling made Lyle and Erik Menendez eligible for parole, but they still face multiple hurdles in their fight to be released from prison for the 1989 murder of their parents.
The Menendez brothers, who were convicted of the 1989 murders of their parents, gave stunning statements at a hearing Tuesday and won possible parole.