Will the criminal Menendez brothers be freed soon?

Lyle and Erik Menendez killed their parents when they were young men in 1989. Their case has recently become a topic of discussion again through a Netflix series. A decision by a US judge now gives hope to the brothers.

During a new trial on request for sentence reduction, a California state judge reduced the sentence of the two brothers, who had been sentenced to life imprisonment without parole, to 50 years of life imprisonment on Tuesday. This means that Lyle and Erik Menendez, who killed their parents in 1989, are eligible for parole.

During this new trial, the Menendez brothers took full responsibility for what they had done at the time.

"I believe they have done enough over the last 35 years to have a chance to be released one day", said the judge Michael Jesic during the verdict announcement.

(MH with AnVa - Source: USA Today - Photo: © Unsplash