At a L.A. hearing for the Menendez brothers, who were convicted of the 1989 murder of their parents, relatives testified that they want them released.

Erik and Lyle Menendez, wearing blue prison uniforms, listened as relatives broke down in tears, begging the judge to set them free during the first day of a two-day hearing.

The Tuesday ruling from LA County Superior Court Judge Michael Jesic reduced the Menendez brothers' sentences from life in prison without parole to 50 years to life, making them eligible for parole.

A Los Angeles judge Friday reduced the life sentences of Erik and Lyle Menendez, giving the brothers hope for freedom after serving 35 years in prison for murdering their parents in 1989, according to AP.