Lyle and Erik Menendez have spent decades dreaming of freedom. The notorious killer duo have spent the last 35 years behind bars after being convicted of the murders of their wealthy parents in their Beverly Hills home. Since then, there’s been a long-running debate as to why: did they callously murder them for an inheritance, or were they driven to it by years of abuse?
Whatever the truth, they thought they could see some light at the end of the tunnel. In May, California judge Michael Jesic ruled that their sentences be reduced from life without the possibility of parole to 50 years to life. As the two committed their crime under the age of 26, that meant they’d be eligible for California’s “youthful offender law”.
