Lyle and Erik Menendez were resentenced on Tuesday for the murder of their parents in 1989, with a term that now opens the possibility of parole.

A judge in Los Angeles said the men’s prison terms should be changed to 50 years to life, reducing their original sentence of life without the possibility of parole.

The ruling means the men, who have already been behind bars for more than three decades for the murders, could be freed next month when a parole board meets.

At an emotional hearing on Tuesday, family members pleaded with Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Michael Jesic to open the path to the men’s freedom, insisting they were changed.

The pair, who are serving life terms for the notorious double murder, have spent two years trying to get their sentences reduced.