News May 13, 2025
Erik & Lyle Menendez Resentenced & Eligible for Parole
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The Menendez Brothers are one step closer to freedom.
According to the Associated Press, Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge Michael Jesic changed their sentences from life in prison without parole to 50 years to life in prison.
The new sentence gives them a direct path to freedom. It is now up to the state parole board to decide whether they will be released.
The AP reports that the judge ruled to resentence Erik and Lyle based on California’s youthful offender law. They were both under 26 when the crime was committed.
The brothers were convicted of the gruesome 1989 double homicide of their parents José and Kitty Menendez, but have received support from their family over the years in their quest for freedom.
