Lyle and Erik Menendez have spent decades in prison for the 1989 murders of their parents The long-awaited resentencing hearing for the Menendez brothers, who are both serving life in prison for the 1989 shotgun murders of their parents Jose and Kitty Menendez,

A judge ruled Friday that a resentencing hearing for brothers Erik and Lyle Menendez can go forward next week, potentially clearing a path to parole decades after they killed their parents.

The long-awaited hearing on whether Lyle and Erik Menendez should be eligible for release will take place May 13 and 14 in Los Angeles.