What was the outcome of the Menendez brothers’ trials?

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The brothers’ first trial resulted in a hung jury for each brother. In a second trial in 1995, Lyle and Erik Menendez were each found guilty of two counts of murder and sentenced to life without parole. In 2025 a judge resentenced them to life with the possibility of parole.