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Lyle and Erik Menendez are set to have parole hearings that could potentially lead to their release

Erik will face the board on Thursday, Aug. 21, while Lyle is slated for the following day

If the hearing panel grants the brothers parole, the decision would be subject to review by the parole board's legal office — the final decision would rest in the hands of Calif. Gov. Gavin Newsom

Lyle and Erik Menendez could be one step closer to freedom, as the brothers are set to face the California parole board beginning on Thursday, Aug. 21.

The Menendez brothers have been incarcerated for more than three decades after they were convicted of the 1989 shotgun murders of their parents, José and Kitty Menendez , in Beverly Hills. They were originally sentenced to life without p

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