Menendez brothers move closer to freedom
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Agence France-Presse on MSNFamily urges judge to free Menendez brothersFamily of Lyle and Erik Menendez urged a judge Tuesday to let them out of prison, more than three decades after the brothers shot their parents to death. "We believe that 35 years is enough," she told a courtroom,
After more than three decades behind bars, Lyle and Erik Menendez — convicted in 1996 for the shotgun murders of their parents — have been resentenced to 50 years to life, making them eligible for parole.
The move streamlines the potential path to freedom for the brothers who have served more than 35 years in prison since being sentenced for killing their parents with shotguns in 1989.