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Erik and Lyle Menendez, who killed their parents with shotguns in 1989 and have been in prison together since 2018, will be resentenced on a case-by-case basis

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Erik and Lyle Menendez killed their parents with shotguns in 1989 .

They committed their crime together, were found guilty of murder in the first degree without the possibility of parole.

New L.A. DA Nathan Hochman has said he will consider their bids for freedom on an individual basis.

Legal experts say that it's theoretically possible that only one of the brothers could be released.

Erik and Lyle Hochman's attorney, Mark Geragos , says the victims are "outstanding examples of rehabilitation" The new DA says it's "a bit simplistic to say that society back in the '90s didn’t recognize sexual abuse of young boys or men".