Lyle and Erik Menendez immediately became eligible for parole after the judge’s surprise ruling following a resentencing hearing in Los Angeles.

A former federal prosecutor after Tuesday's hearing said the Menendez brothers will likely be freed "in a matter of months."

Here are five things to know about the latest turn in the Menendez brothers’ case — and what might happen next. 1. Their parole hearings are happening sooner than expected. Th

The two-day proceeding in L.A. ended on its first day with the judge resentencing the brothers who have spent more than three decades behind bars for their parents' 1989 murders.

Erik and Lyle Menendez were each given a lower sentence Tuesday for the 1989 murder of their parents, when a Los Angeles judge found they don’t pose an “unreasonable risk” of danger.

Lyle and Erik Menendez, who have served 35 years of a life prison term for the 1989 shotgun murders of their parents in their Beverly Hills home, were ruled eligible for parole by a Los Angeles judge at a re-sentencing hearing on Tuesday.

A resentencing hearing for Lyle and Erik Menendez included testimony from family members, a former inmate in prison and others before the judge’s decision.

The brothers' battle to regain their freedom was back in court Friday, but instead of hearing why D.A. Hochman's bias against them means he needs to go, their lawyer killed the motion for withdrawal.

Lyle and Erik Menendez have been serving life in prison without parole in connection with the killings. A state parole board could now determine if and when the brothers are released.

Erik Menendez's wife Tammi Menendez spoke out after a judge resentenced him and brother Lyle Menendez to make them eligible for parole in the murders of their parents José Menendez and Kitty Menendez.

Erik and Lyle Menendez will have a shot at freedom for the first time in decades after being convicted of their parents’ murder 30 years ago.