2 w. ago Menendez brothers suffer crushing blow after murder sentences were reduced leading to hopes of parole

Erik and Lyle Menendez have been dealt a crushing blow just a week after becoming eligible for parole.

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4 w. ago Menendez brothers ‘huge step’ closer to freedom as judge reduces sentences

Brothers, convicted of parents’ 1989 murders, resentenced to 50 years to life, making them immediately parole eligibleAfter months of delays and decades behind bars, Erik and Lyle Menendez now have a long-awaited chance at freedom after a judge reduced their sentences for the 1989 killings of their parents.Their family and extensive network of supporters celebrated on Tuesday when Judge Michael Jesic resentenced the brothers from life in prison without the possibility of parole to 50 years to life. The judge’s decision means they are immediately eligible for parole under California’s youthful offender law because of their young ages at the time of the murders. Continue reading...

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4 w. ago Menendez brothers eligible for parole as judge reduces life sentences

Los Angeles County judge reduces brothers' sentences from life without parole to 50 years to life

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4 w. ago The Menendez brothers had their sentences reduced. What's next?

The 1989 shotgun murders of Jose and Kitty Menendez in Los Angeles gripped the nation

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4 w. ago Menendez brothers' reduced murder sentence offers chance at parole after decades in prison

The Menendez brothers have been resentenced to 50 years to life for the 1989 murder of their parents, after a judge ruled they were eligible for the possibility of parole

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4 w. ago Menendez brothers could walk free after sentence reduced to life with parole

Erik and Lyle Menendez, the infamous brothers convicted of brutally murdering their parents more than three decades ago, have had their sentences reduced — paving the way for a potential release after nearly 35 years behind bars.

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4 w. ago Menendez brothers have sentenced reduced to 50 years in prison opening possibility for parole

The brothers appeared in Los Angeles County Superior Court on Tuesday, where Judge Michael Jesic reduced their sentences from life without parole to 50 years to life.

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4 w. ago Menendez brothers have murder sentences reduced with parole now possible

Brothers chance at freedom after nearly 30 years behind bars will now be decided by California state parole board

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4 w. ago Menendez brothers’ murder sentences reduced with parole now possible

Brothers’ chance at freedom after nearly 30 years behind bars will now be decided by the California state parole board

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