Erik and Lyle Menendez now eligible for parole after California judge reduces sentences

Ken Claynon-binary child

I was like, 'Well, that's interesting,' and I said, I have an autistic kid under the age of 12,

she said, referring to her child Clay

I've been so happy since its been announced. I can only imagine how you, their friends and family feels, probably very euphoric. So happy for them."

Instagram user @eilishtitterington wrote

Our life has changed irrevocably,

she told the outlet

Andy Cohenhost

You know, I follow my heart. I just do,

the 63-year-old told host Andy Cohen

They are different men from the boys that they were when they committed these crimes,

Baralt said

It’s something I’ve never seen before,

Jesic said

My crime was not just criminal. It was wrong. It was immoral. It was cruel and it was vicious,

Erik said

Nathan Hochmanlos Angeles District Attorney

The decision to resentence Erik and Lyle Menendez was a monumental one that has significant implications for the families involved, the community, and the principles of justice,

Hochman said in a statement on Tuesday evening

I committed an atrocious act against two people who had every right to live, my mom and dad,

Erik said

I am touched and humbled by the outpouring of support,

Erik Menendez said in a statement released to ABC News Tuesday night following the ruling

This has to be the first step in giving people who have no hope in prison some hope,

he said

It’s now up to the parole board and the governor of California,

he said

I will never stop trying to make a difference whether I am inside or outside of prison,

he said

Had I trusted others to help me, I wouldn’t have committed these crimes,

he said

My guess is the parole board has been watching this and of course they've done these risk assessments already,

she said

They were more than sexually abused. I try to make that point. They were such an aura of the environment and control and coercion and the psychological abuse,

replied Burgess

If the Menendez brothers are granted parole, then Gavin Newsom's got a very challenging decision to make. He could override a parole decision in this case, and that may depend on how the political winds are blowing in terms of this case, and Gavin Newsom's reaction to it,

said Clark

You still feel to this day that they were sexually abused?"

asked ABC7 News reporter J.R. Stone

We're one huge step to bringing the boys home!"

said Mark Geragos, attorney for the Menendez brothers

I’m not saying they should be released, it’s not for me to decide,

Jesic said