California lawmaker Brian Jones criticized a bill he said could release over 1,600 killers, linking its resurgence to the Menendez brothers' case and social media attention.

The Menendez brothers’ lawyers paint Dist. Atty. Nathan Hochman’s motion to rescind his predecessor's resentencing request as motivated by politics, not legal reasoning.

What to Know. A scheduled two-day resentencing hearing for Lyle and Erik Menendez, part of a process that could eventually lead to the brothers' release from prison, was postponed.; A meeting to ...

Menendez brothers resentenced: ... This makes them eligible for parole under California's youthful offender law because they committed the murders before they were 26.

The brothers are immediately eligible for parole under California’s youthful offender law because they committed the crime at ages 18 and 21, both under the age of 26.

A Los Angeles judge has paused a hearing on whether Erik and Lyle Menendez should receive reduced sentences. The brothers were convicted in 1996 of murdering their parents in 1989.

Follow the latest Menendez brothers news, videos, and analysis from ABC News. May 20, 2025 at 3:20 AM. Newly resentenced Menendez brothers see upcoming parole hearing delayed.

Menendez brothers, Erik, left, and Lyle on the steps of their Beverly Hills home in November, 1989. (Getty Images) “I don’t think they should be resentenced right now,” Hochman said in a ...

California lawmaker Brian Jones criticized a bill he said could release over 1,600 killers, linking its resurgence to the Menendez brothers' case and social media attention.

The Menendez brothers were resentenced by a California judge for the brutal murders of their parents in Beverly Hills 35 years ago. May 14, 2025 at 4:32 PM May 14, 2025 at 4:31 PM ...

California lawmaker Brian Jones criticized a bill he said could release over 1,600 killers, linking its resurgence to the Menendez brothers' case and social media attention.