Lyle and Erik Menendez, who have spent more than 30 years behind bars for the 1989 murder of their parents, have received support from Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascón in their bid for clemency.
On Monday, attorneys for the brothers submitted a request for clemency to California Gov. Gavin Newsom. If it were approved by Newsom, it could result in their immediate release. Gascón has sent letters of support to the governor after announcing last week he is recommending their resentencing.
“I strongly support clemency for Erik and Lyle Menendez, who are currently serving sentences of life without possibility of parole. They have respectively served 34 years and have continued their educations and worked to create new programs to support the rehabilitation of fellow inmates,” Gascón said in a statement Wednesday .
In a statement provided to CBS News Wednesday afternoon, a spokesperson for Newsom’s office said that “pending clemency applications are confidential and we’re not able to discuss individual cases.”