Menendez brothers now eligible for parole
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The Menendez brothers had been sentenced to life without parole in the 1989 murders of their parents, ABC News reported. But last week, a judge resentenced them to 50 years to life, making them eligible for parole, Fox News reported.
They had become too well-known to be forgotten, but for decades, the Menendez brothers faded into the background. Occasional stories emerged about the brothers losing their appeals, as did mugshots of them aging in prison.
A lawyer who worked to get the Menendez brothers a resentencing hearing said the verdict is proof of their rehabilitation work.
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Los Angeles Magazine on MSNThe Menendez Brothers Could See Freedom in a Matter of WeeksGovernor Gavin Newsom has withdrawn his request for clemency investigations, citing this week's ruling by a Superior Court Judge that makes them eligible for parole