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What's next for Menendez brothers and their bid for freedom?

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Jose and Kitty Menendez were found dead in their Beverly Hills mansion in August 1989 .

Their sons Erik and Lyle were convicted of first -degree murder of their parents in 1995 .

Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascón agreed to reexamine the case.

In late October , he recommended the brothers be resentenced to a lower penalty that would make them eligible for parole.

New district attorney Nathan Hochman has promised to be tougher on crime after losing re-election.

The petition seeks to vacate their first -degree murder convictions in pursuit of a lesser charge such as manslaughter.

It claims the brothers were the victims of childhood sexual abuse by their father, Jose Menendez .

This includes an allegation of rape from a former member of Menudo , Roy Rosselló .

Another piece of evidence is a letter Erik Menendez wrote to his cousin eight months before the murders.

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