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Erik and Lyle Menendez now eligible for parole after California judge reduces sentences

A California judge has reduced the sentences of Erik and Lyle Menendez, who were sentenced to life in prison for the murder of their parents in 1989 in their Beverly Hills home.

The brothers were given 50 years to life by Judge Michael Jesic, making them immediately eligible for parole. A decision on their release will be made by the state parole board, which will convene a hearing next month.

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