A FAMILY was ripped apart when two young men murdered their mother and father.
Lyle and Erik Menendez have since been convicted of their parents' homicides and have been serving time in prison.
Erik and Lyle Menendez's homicide trial earned a considerable amount of coverageCredit: GettyWhere are the Menendez brothers today?
Lyle and Erik Menendez remain incarcerated at the Richard J. Donovan Correctional Facility in San Diego.
Previously, the Menendez brothers were jailed at separate prisons.
From 1996 to 2018, the eldest brother Lyle was imprisoned at Mule Creek State Prison.
R&B star Anita Pointer of The Pointer Sisters dies aged 74Meanwhile, Erik spent that same amount of time at Pleasant Valley Prison.
In April 2018, Lyle and Erik were reunited after more than 20 years.
The last time they had seen each other was on September 10, 1996.
Regarding the brothers' reunion, ABC News observed: "They just hugged each other for a few minutes without saying any words to each other."\
"Then the prison officials let them spend an hour together in a room."
How old are the Menendez brothers?
Lyle was born on January 10, 1968, and Erik was born on November 27, 1970.
At the time of Menendez + Menudo: Boys Betrayed's release date, the former is 55 years old and the latter is 52.
When they killed their mother and father, Lyle was 21 and Erik was 18.
On August 20, 1989, the two brothers used shotguns to carry out the murders of their parents Kitty and Jose Menendez.
Erik Menendez (pictured left) and Lyle Menendez (pictured right) were reunited in April 2018While at the family's Beverly Hills home, the brothers fatally shot Jose in the head and Kitty in the face and stomach.
Shoppers rushing to TK Maxx for iconic make-up palette discontinued everywhereOn March 20, 1996, both Lyle and Erik were convicted of first-degree murder and conspiracy to commit murder.
On July 2, 1996, they were sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole.
Throughout the brothers' trial, their legal team argued that they were sexually abused by their father.
How can I watch Menendez + Menudo: Boys Betrayed?
The Menendez brothers' trial is relived in the docuseries Menendez + Menudo: Boys Betrayed.
On May 2, 2023, the program will be available to stream via Peacock.
In Menendez + Menudo: Boys Betrayed, the documentary includes Lyle and Erik's claims of sexual abuse and ties it in with similar claims made against the brothers' father Jose Menendez.
According to former Menudo band member Roy Rosello, he was allegedly sexually assaulted by Jose while the patriarch was an executive at RCA Records.
Prior to the docuseries, the case was featured in an episode of ABC's 20/20 titled Inside the Menendez Movement Online.