Hours before he and his brother were set to attend a resentencing hearing for the murder of their parents, Kitty and Jose Menendez, Lyle Menendez shared a message with supporters.

Lyle riled followers up on Facebook as he and his brother, Erik, seek to overturn their life without parole prison sentence on Tuesday. 

The 57-year-old thanked his longtime supporters Monday afternoon. 

“As we go into this very important week, we want to thank you all for your ongoing support on this long journey,” he wrote.

Underneath his thanks, he wrote boldly: “It’s time for justice.”

Followers of the eldest Menendez brother wrote that they are “praying” for him as the brothers enter their resentencing hearing.

“I will always be praying for you both; people don’t understand everything you two have endured, and it’s not simple to live with the weight of it all,” one supporter expressed.

“I can’t imagine, but I know God has a plan for you both. Stay strong, giving up is easy, but staying strong takes work.”

Erik Menendez’s wife, Tammi, has consistently posted on social media pleading for her husband’s release.

“‘In the darkest times, cling to faith for it’s the steadfast belief in Erik & Lyle’s freedom that will illuminate the way to their release.’ #comehome #redemption,” she shared on her Instagram post.

FIGHT FOR LIFE

The Menendez brothers are seeking to overturn a life sentence given for the 1989 murder of Kitty and Jose Menendez.

Lyle, 57, and Erik, 54, have served over 30 years in prison and are hoping a resentencing would allow them the possibility of parole.

Renewed public interest in the brothers’ case picked up in October 2024, when Netflix released the crime drama Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story.

The series follows Lyle, played by Nicholas Chavez, and Erik, played by Cooper Koch, after police arrested them for fatally shooting both of their parents several times in the head.

After the pair was arrested, Lyle and Erik admitted to murdering their parents but claimed they only did it because Jose sexually assaulted them since childhood. 

In October, the brothers’ story caught the attention of then-Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascón.

Gascón said he supported a shorter sentence for the brothers and pushed for a resentencing hearing.

The district attorney said he thinks the brothers should be sentenced for murder, which would be 50 years to life.

However, under the lesser sentence, the brothers would be eligible for parole effective immediately.

Gascón said he believed the brothers had been rehabilitated during their three decades in California prisons.

In Gascón’s last few months as district attorney, he issued a resentencing petition for the men.

However, the new district attorney, Nathan Hochman, filed a motion to withdraw the resentencing petition, ABC News reported.

Hochman called the motion a “drastic and desperate step” that’s “devoid of merit,” according to ABC affiliate KABC.

RESENTENCING BEGINS

Hochman will face off against the Menendez brothers’ defense attorney, Mark Geragos. 

Geragos plans to call several witnesses to testify in favor of the resentencing.

“The issue is not never for the resentencing,” Hochman told ABC News Monday night. 

“It’s not yet.”

Tuesday and Wednesday’s resentencing trials follow a Friday hearing about whether a new risk assessment conducted by the California Board of Parole should be included in the case.

The risk assessment, conducted at Governor Gavin Newsom’s request, revealed that the brothers pose a “moderate” risk to the community.

The assessment cited numerous violations the brothers had throughout their time in prison, including having an illegal cellphone.

Geragos noted that Erik only had one write-up for violence over two decades ago, and Lyle had none.