Brothers Erik and Lyle Menendez, jailed for life for the 1989 murders of their parents in Beverly Hills, are set to be given a hearing on Thursday to determine whether they may be eligible for a lesser sentence and a path to parole after more than three decades behind bars.

Resentencing is one of the potential pathways to freedom being pursued by Erik and Lyle Menendez, serving life for their parents' murders.

A highly anticipated resentencing hearing for convicted killers Erik and Lyle Menendez kicked off on Thursday before unravelling and being postponed by a judge. The hearing was set to decide whether the brothers,