At Tuesday's long-awaited resentencing hearing, which included testimony from family members supporting their bid for freedom, Lyle and Erik Menendez made a virtual appearance from the San Diego prison where they are being held.

After months of postponements and delays, a resentencing hearing to determine whether the Menendez brothers should be released from prison after serving more than three decades for the murder of their...

“This was an absolutely horrific crime,” Judge Michael V. Jesic said while giving his ruling, adding that he was nevertheless impressed by letters written on the brothers’ behalf by corrections offic...