On the 36th anniversary of the day they gunned down their parents in their Beverly Hills home, Erik and Lyle Menendez were preparing Wednesday to appear before a state parole board panel in separate hearings in their bid to win their release from prison.

Erik Menendez , 54, and Lyle Menendez, 57, have spent about 35 years behind bars without the possibility of parole for the Aug. 20, 1989, shotgun killings of Jose and Mary Louise “Kitty” Menendez. The Menendez brothers claim the killings were committed after years of abuse, including alleged sexual abuse by their father.

In May, Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge Michael Jesic re-sentenced them to 50 years to life in prison, making them immediately eligible for parole consideration because they were younger than 26 when the

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