Lyle and Erik Menendez are set to face a judge Monday as the campaign to free them from their life sentences for the shotgun murders of their parents gathers pace.- 'It's really awesome' -  The hearing is a starting point for lawyers working on three routes to free Erik Menendez,

Convicted murderers Erik and Lyle Menendez are set to appear virtually for a court hearing Monday as a decision on whether to grant the brothers clemency remains uncertain.

Lyle and Erik Menendez will be a Van Nuys courtroom via video feed after they have spent nearly 35 years behind bars for the 1989 killings of their parents Jose and Kitty Menendez which they have stea

While the Menendez brothers are not going to be inside the courtroom on Monday, they will appear virtually — and the demand to sit in on the hearing to see them is quite high. Thanks to the attention the brothers’ case has received recently, there will be a lottery to allocate the 16 seats reserved for the public.

The Menendez brothers are scheduled to appear virtually in court on Monday for a hearing that will look into the legality of their conviction. The brothers, who were convicted of murdering their parents in 1996,