Menendez brothers ‘have exemplified growth and healing,’ cousin says

The resentencing hearing of Menendez brothers can move forward despite opposition from the district attorney, a Los Angeles court has ruled.

The brothers’ attorneys are attempting to have them resentenced to a lesser term, which could potentially make them eligible for freedom.

Erik and Lyle were convicted of killing their parents in their Beverly Hills mansion in 1989, a notorious case that still divides Americans.

They are currently serving life in prison without the possibility of parole in California.

Their cousin Anamaria Baralt spoke to the media in Los Angeles after the ruling.

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