Breaking News: Menendez Brothers Are ‘Cautiously Optimistic’ About Prison Release After New Hearing, Lawyer Says…see more

Lyle and Erik Menéndez received a new hearing, but they’re staying realistic about the possibility of being released from prison.

“We are going on month 18,” he added before sharing his thoughts on the upcoming hearing. “I hope to celebrate Thanksgiving with them.”

without parole in California’s Donovan Correctional Facility after being arrested in 1990 on two counts of first-degree murder.

They became persons of interest after their parents, José and Kitty Menéndez, were found shot in their home. Due to a confession they gave their therapist — which they didn’t realize was being taped — Erik and Lyle ultimately admitted to killing their parents following years of alleged physical, emotional and sexual abuse.