The Menendez brothers are set to make their cases for parole starting Thursday, marking the closest they’ve been to winning freedom from prison since their convictions almost 30 years ago for murdering their parents.

Lyle and Erik Menendez are scheduled to face separate parole hearings this week in California and could eventually be released from prison nearly 30 years after being convicted of killing their parents.

Thirty-six years after they gunned down their parents in their Beverly Hills home, Erik and Lyle Menendez are set to appear before a state parole board panel in separate hearings.

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The Menendez brothers still have a pending habeas corpus petition filed in May 2023 seeking a review of their convictions based on new evidence supporting their claims of sexual abuse by their father. Last month, a different judge ordered Los Angeles prosecutors to explain why their case shouldn't be reexamined.

The Menendez brothers’ parole hearings were set to begin Thursday morning, with each of the brothers having their own day in court.

California officials denied parole for Erik Menendez after a 10-hour hearing, citing prison violations and ongoing public safety concerns. Menendez must wait three years before another hearing.

Erik and Lyle Menendez were resentenced to 50 to years to life in prison on May 13, making them eligible for parole.