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Judge resentences Menendez brothers

What we know about the Menendez brothers’ resentencing and what happens next

In a stunning ruling on Tuesday, Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge Michael Jesic reduced the brothers’ sentences from life without parole to 50 years to life – making them eligible for parole.

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Judge Resentences Erik and Lyle Menendez, Making Brothers Eligible for Parole — and Possible Freedom

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Lyle and Erik Menendez: The Truth Behind Their Wealth, Age, and Resentencing Battle

Judge reduces Menendez brothers' murder sentences, putting them a step closer to freedom

Erik and Lyle Menendez will have a new shot at freedom after 35 years behind bars for murdering their parents.

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A timeline of the Menendez brothers' double-murder case

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Menendez brothers resentenced, now eligible for parole

Judge resentences Menendez brothers over 1989 murders

Prosecutors argued the brothers planned the shotgun killings to access their parents' fortune, are yet to take responsibility and should not be released.

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Menendez family asks L.A. judge to give brothers a chance at freedom

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Will the Menendez Brothers Be Released? Breaking Down their Legal Paths to Freedom

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Erik and Lyle Menendez resentenced to 50 years to life, opening the door for possible parole, judge rules

A judge resentenced Erik and Lyle Menendez to 50 years to life in prison for the 1989 murders of their parents, ruling Tuesday the brothers will be eligible for parole. The brothers have been serving life without parole for the killings.

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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.

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Menendez brothers' attorneys call cousins, ex-judge and ex-inmate to testify for their release

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.