Nearly three decades after Erik and Lyle Menendez were sentenced to life in prison for the murders of their parents, a California judge has reopened a door many believed would remain closed.

The California Democrat makes the final decision if the parole board recommends their release following the infamous, decades-old murder case.

The Menendez brothers, imprisoned since 1990, could be on a path to release after they were resentenced. See the whole timeline of their murder case.

Now eligible for parole, the Menendez brothers could be released next month after spending more than three decades behind bars.

A judge’s ruling to resentence Erik and Lyle Menendez last week gave the siblings something they’ve not had in more than three decades: a chance that they could leave the Southern California prison where they’re incarcerated.

Joseph and Lyle Menendez, who were convicted in 1996 for the murder of their parents in 1989, may have a chance at parole following a recent legal development. The brothers, born in New York in 1968, have contested their life sentence, arguing they were victims of parental abuse. Their cases have now gained potential new momentum with a court's decision to reconsider their parole eligibility.

The Latin Times spoke with multiple Los Angeles attorneys for their opinion on the brothers' upcoming parole hearing.

But 35 years later - thanks in part to TikTok, Netflix and stars like Kim Kardashian - the Menendez brothers have a new generation of supporters - many who were not even born in 1989, the year the brothers ambushed their parents with shotguns in their Beverly Hills mansion.