Erik and Lyle Menendez have spent decades in the public eye since the shocking killings of their parents and the high-profile murder trials that followed. But perhaps no year has been as significant for the brothers as this one.
They were the subject of a documentary and a popular – albeit controversial – Netflix series, and received a torrent of support from criminal justice reform advocates, including Kim Kardashian. And for the first time since being convicted in 1996 for murdering Jose and Kitty Menendez, they had a meaningful shot at freedom.
