In 1989, brothers Lyle and Erik Menendez killed their parents by shooting them multiple times at close range at their mansion in Beverly Hills. They were found guilty of first-degree murder and conspiracy to murder in 1996, and sentenced to life imprisonment without the possibility of parole.

Lyle and Erik, who are now 57 and 54, now qualify for parole — leaving their freedom in the hands of the state parole board and Gov. Gavin Newsom.

Erik and Lyle Menendez, also known as the Menendez Brothers, may be released from prison after serving over three decades behind bars. On August 20, 1989, they stunned their upscale Beverly Hills community by killing their parents,

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.

The new sentence of 50 years to life means the brothers’ fate is now “up to the parole board and the governor,” the judge said.

The California Democrat makes the final decision if the parole board recommends their release following the infamous, decades-old murder case.

The trials of Lyle and Erik Menendez and their conviction for killing their parents came at a time when televised trials captured national audiences in the 1990s.

Joseph and Lyle Menendez, who were convicted in 1996 for the murder of their parents in 1989, may have a chance at parole following a recent legal development. The brothers, born in New York in 1968,