Nearly three decades after Erik and Lyle Menendez were sentenced to life in prison for the murders of their parents, a California judge has reopened a door many believed would remain closed.

"We are one step closer to bringing the boys home," their attorney Mark Geragos told a media throng after Lyle & Erik Menendez pleaded for forgiveness in tearful allocutions in front of their weeping

In a bombshell decision, Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge Michael Jesic slashed the Menendez brothers’ original life-without-parole terms to 50 years-to-life, making Erik and Lyle eligible for parole.