Resentencing Brings Menendez Brothers
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The Menendez brothers will face a parole board in June as part of a separate push for clemency from Democratic California Gov. Gavin Newsom.
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.
A judge's decision to reduce the Menendez brothers' sentence for killing their parents in 1989 enables a parole board to hear their case. Gov. Gavin Newsom could still intervene.
At Tuesday's resentencing hearing, Lyle and Erik Menendez made a virtual appearance and took "full responsibility" for their roles in the 1989 murders of their parents
The trials of Lyle and Erik Menendez and their conviction for killing their parents came at a time when televised trials captured national audiences in the 1990s.
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As a court reviewed the Menendez murder case, the culture and politics of the 1990s were scrutinized almost as much as the horrific crime.
Jimmy Kimmel got an audience reaction at the Disney 2025 Upfront after he made a joke comparing Peyton and Eli Manning to the Menendez brothers.