What the Menendez brothers said about the murders at their parole hearings

Lyle and Erik Menendez opened up about the brutal murders of their parents during long-awaited parole hearings last week, revealing their perspectives on the infamous crime that's captivated the nation for decades. The case began on Aug. 20, 1989 , when 21-year-old Lyle Menendez and 18-year-old Erik Menendez fatally shot their parents, Jose and Kitty Menendez, in the den of the family's Beverly Hills, California, home. The brothers said they committed the murders in self-defense after years of sexual abuse by their father. Last week, Erik and Lyle Menendez appeared at their first parole hearings, where both were denied release . In separate hearings before different boards, commissioners said Erik and Lyle Menendez broke rules in prison, despite acknowledging both of them worked to rehabil