A Los Angeles judge on Tuesday resentenced Lyle and Erik Menendez, the brothers who were convicted of killing their parents in 1989. The big picture: The new sentences make the pair eligible for parole,

Lyle and Erik Menendez, who have served 35 years in prison for the 1989 shotgun murders of their parents in their Beverly Hills home, were ruled eligible for parole by a Los Angeles judge at a re-sentencing hearing on Tuesday.

The move streamlines the potential path to freedom for the brothers who have served more than 35 years in prison since being sentenced for killing their parents with shotguns in 1989.