A Los Angeles judge rejected a final legal bid by Erik and Lyle Menendez to overturn their murder convictions, ruling the brothers failed to present evidence strong enough to warrant a new trial.

Superior Court Judge William Ryan denied their habeas corpus petition in a 17-page decision on Monday, finding two pieces of alleged new evidence did not meet the legal threshold.

Why It Matters

The decision is the latest blow to the brothers, who have challenged their sentences for years, and were denied parole during lengthy hearings as recently as August. Both have insisted that they were suffering abuse at the hands of their father.

The brothers became household names in the early 1990s as their trials were televised and replayed endlessly on cable news. Their case has returned to the

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