The trials of Lyle and Erik Menendez came at a time of cultural obsession with courts, crime and murder, when live televised trials captivated a national audience. Their resentencing — and the now very real possibility of their freedom — came at another,

Erik and Lyle Menendez are now eligible for parole after Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge Michael Jesic reduced their sentences Tuesday. from life in prison to 50 years to life. The brothers were convicted for the 1989 killing of their parents.

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.

Erik and Lyle Menendez have spent nearly 30 years in prison for the double murder of their parents. On Tuesday, a judge in Los Angeles reduced their sentences from life without parole to 50 years to life.

As a court reviewed the Menendez murder case, the culture and politics of the 1990s were scrutinized almost as much as the horrific crime.

A Los Angeles judge resentenced Lyle and Erik Menendez, who have spent over three decades behind bars for the 1989 killing of their parents. They are now eligible for parole — but it's not guaranteed.

A California judge ruled Tuesday that Erik and Lyle Menendez can be resentenced, clearing the way for the siblings to receive a lesser penalty for the 1989 shotgun murder of their parents.The ruling from Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Michael Jesic came after months of delays,