After spending most of their adult lives in prison for committing one of the most sensational double murders in U.S. history, ...

Days ahead of the start of their resentencing hearing, Lyle Menendez posted a cryptic Mother's Day message as he looks to see life outside of prison walls for the 1989 murder of his parents.

A Los Angeles judge will finally decide the fate of Lyle and Erik Menendez next week -- assuming nothing changes in the long, chaotic battle over the freedom for the killer duo.

Erik, 54, and Lyle, 57, were sentenced to life without parole for their parents' 1989 murder. They now have a parole hearing scheduled for next month. IE 11 is not supported.

Lyle, the older of the two brothers, described his state of mind when he and Erik repeatedly opened fire on their parents as they were seated watching TV on the night of Aug. 20, 1989.

Erik and Lyle Menendez have been resentenced from life without parole to 50 years to life with the possibility of parole, and could soon be freed from prison completely.

Lyle and Erik Menendez were convicted of killing their parents in 1989. After initially denying it, they said it was out of self-defense against their abusive father. April 17, 2025.

1994. The juries for Erik and Lyle Menendez deadlocked and mistrials were declared for both cases. 1996 . In 1996, at the end of a second trial -- in which the judge barred much of the sex abuse ...

Erik and Lyle Menendez have been resentenced to 50 years to life in prison with the possibility of parole for the 1989 murder of their parents. The ruling means the brothers could one day walk ...

After months of delays and near-derailment, Erik and Lyle Menendez will get their first major shot at freedom at a resentencing hearing next week. A Los Angeles judge ruled Friday that the ...

The resentencing effort and clemency petition are the primary legal pathways that could lead to the brothers’ freedom. It was more than 35 years ago that Lyle and Erik Menendez — then 21 and ...

Erik, 54, and Lyle Menendez, 57, have been serving life sentences without the possibility of parole since they killed their parents Jose and Kitty Menendez on Aug. 20, 1989.