LOS ANGELES — Prosecutors will recommend Erik and Lyle Menendez be resentenced for the 1989 killings of their parents in the family’s Beverly Hills home, providing the brothers with a chance at freedom after 34 years behind bars.

Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascon announced during a Thursday news conference that his office would recommend the brothers be sentenced to 50 years to life. Because they were under 26 years old at the time of the crimes, they will be eligible for parole immediately, he said.

The brothers were sentenced in 1996 to life in prison without the possibility of parole. They would be paroled under the new proposal{ai:summary}<p>Prosecutors in Los Angeles are recommending that Erik and Lyle Menendez be resentenced for the 1989 murders of their parents, potentially allowing for their release after 34 years in prison. They could receive a sentence of 50 years to life, with immediate parole eligibility. </p><p>The decision follows a review of their case, considering their age at the time of the crimes. #crime</p>

Menendez brothers, Erik and Lyle, who murdered their parents in 1989, could get parole in resentencing bid

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