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Menendez brothers' long-awaited resentencing hearing to begin

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Erik and Lyle Menendez were convicted of murdering their parents in 1989 .

They were sentenced to life in prison without possibility of parole for first -degree murder.

The two-day hearing will not be televised or streamed and the judge will look at evidence and hear testimony from witnesses.

It is expected to include testimony from members of the Menendez family and potentially those involved in the original case.

The brothers have said they acted out of self-defence after years of abuse by their father.

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