A timeline of the Menendez brothers’ double-murder case

A judge has ordered Los Angeles prosecutors to explain why the Menendez brothers’ murder convictions should not be re-examined in light of new evidence supporting their claims of sexual abuse by their father.

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.

Lyle and Erik Menendez could end up before a parole board as early as next month after they were granted their first chance at freedom in decades.

Erik and Lyle Menendez have spent nearly 30 years in prison for the double murder of their parents.

Erik and Lyle Menendez will have a new shot at freedom after 35 years behind bars for murdering their parents.

A judge has set dates for hearings to consider resentencing Erik and Lyle Menendez.

Erik and Lyle Menendez’s bid for shorter sentences has been delayed again due to disputes among prosecutors and their lawyers.

Erik and Lyle Menendez have spent most of their lives in prison.

Erik and Lyle Menendez will proceed with their resentencing hearings after spending 35 years behind bars for the 1989 killings of their parents, despite opposition from Los Angeles County’s district attorney.

The family of Erik and Lyle Menendez is rejecting claims by the Los Angeles district attorney that the brothers hadn’t appropriately taken responsibility for the 1989 killing of their parents and says any lies they told during their murder trial were due to trauma and fear.

The district attorney of Los Angeles County says he does not support the resentencing of Lyle and Erik Menendez.

A new sentencing hearing for brothers Lyle and Erik Menendez in the killing of their parents has been delayed for nearly two months because of Southern California’s wildfires.

The new Los Angeles County district attorney has met with the Menendez brothers’ family as he continues to review the brothers' bid for freedom 35 years after they were convicted of killing their parents.

A judge has delayed until January his decision on whether to resentence Erik and Lyle Menendez for killing their parents in their Beverly Hills mansion 35 years ago.

More than a dozen family members of the convicted Menendez brothers are calling for their release from prison following the 1989 killings of their parents.