Erik and Lyle Menendez, who last month were denied in their bids for parole after serving more than three decades in prison for the shotgun slayings of their parents in Beverly Hills, have now lost their bid for a new trial.

Los Angeles Superior Court Judge William Ryan issued a ruling late Monday rejecting a petition filed by the brothers’ attorneys, who argued that new evidence surrounding alleged sexual abuse at the hands of their father should warrant a new trial for the pair.

Ryan ruled that the new evidence likely would not have resulted in a different decision by a jury.

The ruling was the latest setback for the brothers and many of their relatives, who have been working to secure their release. With bids for parole and a new trial falling short, they are now left with only

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