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Erik and lyle menendez were resentenced on tuesday to 50 years to life in prison, which makes them eligible for parole. Lyle and erik menendez brutally murdered their parents in 1989. Erik and lyle menendez were both denied parole eligibility for three years.
Inside the story of the notorious Menendez brothers case CBS News
Tim arango and matt stevens lyle menendez still belongs in prison for killing. Decades after being sentenced to life without parole for murdering their parents, the menendez brothers now have a path to freedom. But how long will they remain behind bars?
Menendez will remain in prison with his brother, erik, who received the same decision on thursday.
In 1989, brothers lyle and erik menendez killed their parents by shooting them repeatedly at close range at their mansion in beverly hills. Joseph lyle menendez (born january 10, 1968) and erik galen menendez (born november 27, 1970), commonly referred to as the menendez brothers, are american brothers convicted of killing their. The brothers, now in their 50s, have spent more than three decades in prison for their parents' murders. Lyle and erik menendez killed their parents, jose and kitty menendez, on 20 august 1989 at their home in beverly hills.
The decision does not bode well for lyle menendez, whose case is set to be heard by the parole board friday. Despite the board’s ruling, erik menendez still has hope of walking free.
