The BBC’s Emma Vardy explains why the Los Angeles County District Attorney recommended parole for two brothers in a case that divided America. Erik Menendez and Lyle Menendez were sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole after murdering their parents in their Beverly Hills home in 1989. Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascón announced that new evidence discovered would require a review of their life sentences, raising the possibility that the brothers will be released from prison.