If the judge signs off on a previous DA's recommendation, the brothers — who have served 35 years for the 1989 murders of their parents — could be eligible for parole immediately.

A Los Angeles judge Friday denied prosecutor’s request to withdraw the resentencing recommendation for Lyle and Erik Menendez, allowing the brothers to move forward with their effort to be resentenced and possibly released from prison. Robert Kovacik reports for NBC4 at 5 p.m. on April 11, 2025.

The men, who killed their parents in 1989, are pursuing several efforts to be released after decades in prison.