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LOS ANGELES - On the 36th anniversary of the day they gunned down their parents in their Beverly Hills home, Erik and Lyle Menendez were preparing Wednesday to appear before a state parole board panel in separate hearings in their bid to win their release from prison.

Hochman's message

What they're saying:

LA County District Attorney Nathan Hochman said his office will evaluate its final position on the Menendez brothers case based on the evidence presented at the hearings scheduled for Thursday and Friday.

In a statement, Hochman said the brothers have never fully accepted responsibility for the 1989 murders of their parents.

"The gravity of the murders cannot be minimized without undermining confidence in the justice system and how it treats other serious cases.

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