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Who are the Menendez family, at centre of US murder case?
The mystery behind why two young men killed their wealthy parents in their plush Beverly Hills mansion in the late 1980s has prompted books, documentaries and dramas.
A jury in 1995 decided Lyle and Erik Menendez had committed murder in order to get a $14m (£11m) inheritance.
But their lawyers have always argued they acted in self-defence after years of sexual abuse.
On Monday, the brothers will appear in court in Los Angeles by video link to find out if their bid for freedom can proceed.
Here's what you need to know about the family at the centre of the story.
Lyle Menendez
He was born in New York and spent some of his childhood in New Jersey, before the family moved to California in 1986.
A year later, Lyle was accepted by Princeton University so moved back to the east coast to study.
But he was suspended from the university for plagiarism and eventually withdrew.
He was 21 when