Hysterical TikTokkers film themselves reacting to Menendez DA decision that could see brothers freed in weeks

TikTokkers person been celebrating nan announcement that LA's District Attorney has officially recommended a resentencing for nan Menendez brothers, who brutally killed their parents successful their Beverly Hills mansion successful 1989. 

Following what nan brothers declare was a life of maltreatment astatine nan hands of their parents, Jose and Kitty, Lyle and Erik, past conscionable 18 and 21, by shooting them 14 times pinch 12-gauge shotguns successful their million-dollar Beverly Hills home. 

After a analyzable bid of trial, nan first of which was declared a mistrial, they were sentenced to life successful situation without parole successful 1996. 

But yesterday, LA's DA George Gascón said he was recommending they beryllium resentenced, meaning they could perchance beryllium fto retired of situation wrong weeks, though nan courts will person nan last opportunity connected this. 

Since then, TikTok users person claimed to beryllium tearful upon proceeding nan news. 

One societal media personification shared a video of herself wiping a tear distant and fanning her eyes arsenic Paramore's The Only Exception plays complete it, pinch a quote from Gascón's convention connected Wednesday that reads: 'I judge [the Menendez brothers] person paid their indebtedness to society... and they are eligible for parole.' 

Another was seen pinch her jaw connected nan level successful guidance to Gascón's property conference, covering her rima successful daze erstwhile he had revealed his decision. 

A 3rd reacted to nan announcement pinch a video titled: 'When it's been announced that nan Menendez brothers will beryllium recommended for contiguous merchandise successful tribunal tomorrow.'

The TikTokker was seen lip-syncing to a quote from nan deed Netflix show covering nan case, Monsters, successful which 1 relative says to nan other: 'Yes motherf***er, yes! You're getting those trousers successful each colour bro.' 

LA's DA George Gascón said he was recommending they beryllium resentenced, meaning they could perchance beryllium fto retired of situation wrong weeks, though nan courts will person nan last opportunity connected this. 

The petition will beryllium revenge today, on pinch grounds that supports Gascón's proposal of changing their condemnation to life pinch nan anticipation of parole. 

While this usually carries a 50-year-sentence, since nan brothers were nether 26 erstwhile they killed their parents they would beryllium eligible for youthful parole nether California law. 

An LA Superior Court judge will make nan determination astatine a hearing, expected to return spot wrong 30-45 days aft nan DA's resentencing unit, headed up by Nancy Theberge, coordinates pinch nan courts to group a date. 

One of nan brothers' attorneys, Mark Geragos, said he believes they will beryllium location successful clip for Thanksgiving. 

While nan Menendez family, who person mostly rallied astir nan brothers since Jose and Kitty were killed, revenge a abstracted habeas corpus petition, a petition to analyse whether nan brothers were wrongfully imprisoned, they are expected to rescind this. 

This is because nan request to analyse would beryllium moot if they are fto retired of situation earlier nan extremity of their sentence. 

Gascón has already said he doesn't work together pinch nan family's petition, which was revenge past November. 

'I deliberation that nan condemnation was due fixed what was there,' Gascón told CNN, adding: 'But I do judge nan resentencing is an due conveyance for them to beryllium provided immoderate avenues of relief.

'They person been exemplary prisoners by each accounts. Not only person they worked connected their ain self-improvement, but they person done a batch of activity to amended nan life of those astir them, which that portion is unusual. 

'What they did was horrible. They premeditated nan execution of their parents and killed them. But I deliberation they’re different group today, and we guidelines our sentiment connected nan past 35 years of behavior.' 

The announcement comes connected nan backmost of mounting organization unit to reconsider nan life sentences without parole Erik and Lyle received astatine their 1996 trial.

The brothers person ne'er denied sidesplitting their parents, but person agelong claimed they were driven to do truthful aft suffering years of intersexual and beingness maltreatment astatine nan hands of their businessman father. 

The nationalist was unconvinced by their claims successful nan 1980s, believing alternatively they were ruthless monsters. 

But successful caller months, a TikTok activity of much sympathetic fans and a duo of Netflix shows has won them favor.