The Menendez brothers could be freed after a series sheds light on an abusive father

During the brothers’ trials, much of the abuse evidence was deemed inadmissible, and the couple, then ages 21 and 18, were sentenced to life in prison without parole in 1996.

Now, the Los Angeles County district attorney has recommended that they be resentenced and made immediately eligible for parole.

“Due to their age under the law, given that they were under 26 years old at the time these crimes occurred, they will be eligible for parole immediately,” George Gascón said at a news conference Thursday.

The final decision will be made by a judge, who will rule whether or not to accept the prosecutor’s recommendation.

Gascón said he believed the brothers’ claims that their father, José, sexually abused them, while their mother Kitty turned a blind eye.

“Our own implicit and sometimes explicit bias around sexual abuse and assault often leads us to grave injustices,” she said.