The legal team for the Menendez brothers is hopeful that the convicted killers could be home with their family by Thanksgiving after a resentencing push overcame a major hurdle last week. However, experts suggest that this timeline is unlikely, even though the brothers could potentially go free despite exhausting all of their appeals years ago and receiving life sentences without parole.
Erik and Joseph 'Lyle' Menendez claim they shot their father, Jose Menendez, a former RCA Records executive, in self-defense, alleging that they believed he was going to kill them after they disclosed their intention to expose him as a child sex abuser. They also killed their mother, Mary 'Kitty' Menendez, during the ambush. The brothers reloaded their weapons outside before returning to finish her off. The first major hurdle in their quest for reduced sentences was overcome when Los Angeles District Attorney George Gascón agreed with their arguments and requested a resentencing hearing.
