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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Andrea Cavallier

Will the Menendez brothers get released from prison? Everything you need to know about their resentencing

After more than three decades behind bars for the 1989 slayings of their parents, brothers Erik and Lyle Menendez have a chance at freedom.

Outgoing Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascón announced that he recommends that the brothers receive a new sentence of 50 years to life. Because the men were under 26 years old at the time of the crimes, they would be eligible for parole immediately, he said.

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