2️⃣ *Lyle and Erik Menendez,* who have *spent more than three decades behind bars* for the *shotgun murders of their parents* in the family's *Beverly Hills* home, *could soon walk free* after a *judge reduced their life sentences.* 🇺🇸 ⚖️ *The ruling on Tuesday* came after an *emotional court hearing in Los Angeles* during which the *men took full responsibility for the 1989 double killing.* _*"I do believe they've done enough over the last 35 years* that *one day they should get that chance"*_ *to be freed,* Judge Michael Jesic said, *reducing the men's original sentences* of *life without the possibility of parole* to a term of *50 years to life.* The *time they have already spent behind bars* means they are *already eligible to apply for parole,* with a hearing *scheduled for next month.* The *pair have spent two years trying to get their sentences reduced,* with a *public campaign bolstered by celebrity support* and *supercharged by a hit Netflix* miniseries.