The killings of the entertainment executive and his wife in their wealthy Beverly Hills neighborhood were brutal. Their son Lyle Menendez was the one who called 911, with the brothers initially claiming the killing was Mafia-related or connected to their father’s business dealings.

Erik and Lyle Menendez are a step closer to freedom Wednesday following a judge’s decision to re-sentence them to 50 years to life in prison for the 1989 shotgun slayings of their parents in Beverly Hills,

Erik and Lyle Menendez were convicted for the 1989 shotgun murders of their parents, Jose and Kitty Menendez, after arguing that they acted in self-defense.