What once seemed improbable—a release from prison—is now a real possibility for convicted killers Lyle Menendez and Erik Menendez. On Tuesday, Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge Michael Jesic resentenced the siblings who fatally shot their parents in 1989.

A judge’s ruling made Lyle and Erik Menendez eligible for parole, but they still face multiple hurdles in their fight to be released from prison for the 1989 murder of their parents.

Erik and Lyle Menendez are now eligible for parole after Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge Michael Jesic reduced their sentences Tuesday. from life in prison to 50 years to life. The brothers were convicted for the 1989 killing of their parents.

Erik and Lyle Menendez were resentenced yesterday, making them eligible for parole. This comes after they’ve served 35 years in prison for killing their parents.

Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge Michael Jesic reduced the brothers’ sentences from life without parole to 50 years to life. They’re now eligible for parole under California’s youthful offender law because they committed the crime under the age of 26. The state parole board must still decide whether to release them from prison.

The two-day proceeding in L.A. ended on its first day with the judge resentencing the brothers who have spent more than three decades behind bars for their parents' 1989 murders.

On Tuesday afternoon, inside a Los Angeles courtroom, Judge Michael Jesic ruled in favor of Erik and Lyle Menendez and resentenced them after they had spent more than three decade

The Menendez brothers, who were convicted of the 1989 murders of their parents, gave stunning statements at a hearing Tuesday and won possible parole.