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Relatives of Erik and Lyle Menendez urge D.A. to resentence the convicted brothers

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Erik and Lyle Menendez have spent more than three decades in prison after being sentenced to life without parole in the gruesome killing of their parents.

A new writ of habeas corpus citing new evidence is being considered by the L.A. County district attorney's office.

The two brothers bought shotguns in 1989 and killed their parents in their Beverly Hills home.

Defense attorneys argued that the gruesome killings came after the brothers were subjected to years of violent sexual abuse.

Brian Anderson Jr. , Erik and Lyle Menendez's cousin, said he would welcome the brothers into his home if they were released.

"They were boys, young, scared, and abused by their father in ways no child should ever experience," he said.

Not all relatives of the siblings are in agreement as to the future of the brothers.