Erik and Lyle Menendez are set to begin parole hearings, a major step toward freedom for the brothers convicted of murdering their parents in 1989.

While Lyle and Erik Menendez’s push for freedom has picked up steam in the past few months, the case dates back to nearly four decades, beginning with a gruesome crime scene where their parents, Jose and Kitty, were shot and killed in their Beverly Hills mansion.

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SAN DIEGO — The very first parole hearing for the Menendez brothers is now around the corner. In addition to many members of their family, a community activist is rallying for their release ...

SAN DIEGO — The very first parole hearing for the Menendez brothers is now around the corner. In addition to many members of their family, a community activist is rallying for their release ...

After serving nearly 30 years in prison for killing their parents, the Menendez brothers will plead their case in front of a panel of California state parole board commissioners starting Thursday. Erik and Lyle Menendez were sentenced in 1996 to life in prison for fatally shooting their father,