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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
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Dani Anguiano

How the Menéndez brothers’ case got to resentencing: ‘Paid their debt to society’

Erik Menéndez and brother Lyle listen to court proceedings in Beverly Hills, California, in August 1989.
Erik Menéndez and brother Lyle listen to court proceedings in Beverly Hills, California, in August 1989. Photograph: Lee Celano/Reuters

Nearly three decades ago, Los Angeles prosecutors argued that Erik and Lyle Menéndez were cold-blooded killers who violently murdered their parents for money, and asked that they be sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole.

This week, in an extraordinary turn of events for the brothers, the Los Angeles district attorney said he will recommend they be resentenced – a decision that could lead to their release.

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