Hysterical TikTokkers film themselves reacting to Menendez DA decision that could see brothers freed in weeks

TikTokkers are celebrating the announcement that the LA district attorney has officially recommended recidivism for the Menendez brothers, who brutally murdered their parents in their Beverly Hills mansion in 1989.

After what the brothers claim was a lifetime of abuse at the hands of their parents, Jose and Kitty, Lyle and Erik, then just 18 and 21, by shooting them 14 times with 12-gauge shotguns in their Beverly Hills home, which was worth a million dollars.

After a complicated series of trials, the first of which was declared a mistrial, they were sentenced to life in prison without parole in 1996.

But yesterday, LA District Attorney George Gascón said he was recommending they be resentenced, meaning they could potentially be released from prison within weeks, although the court will have the final say on the matter.

Since then, TikTok users have claimed they burst into tears upon hearing the news.

A social media user shared a video of herself wiping away a tear and fanning her eyes as Paramore’s The Only Exception played over it, with a quote from Gascón’s conference on Wednesday: “I believe [the Menendez brothers] have paid their debt to society… and are eligible for parole.”

This TikTokker was lip-synced to a quote from the hit Netflix show about the case, Monsters

A social media user shared a video of herself wiping away a tear and fanning her eyes

After what the brothers claim was a lifetime of abuse at the hands of their parents, Jose and Kitty, Lyle and Erik, then just 18 and 21, by shooting them 14 times with 12-gauge shotguns in their Beverly Hills home, that was worth a million dollars.

Another was seen with her jaw on the floor in response to Gascón’s press conference, covering her mouth in shock after he revealed his decision.

A third responded to the announcement with a video captioned: “When it is announced that the Menendez brothers will be presented by the court tomorrow for immediate release.”

The TikTokker was lip-synced to a quote from the hit Netflix show about the case, Monsters, in which one brother tells the other, “Yes, motherf***er, yes!” You get those pants in every color, size.’

LA District Attorney George Gascón said he recommended they be resentenced, meaning they could potentially be released from prison within weeks, although the court will have the final say on the matter.

The petition will be filed today, along with evidence supporting Gascón’s recommendation that their sentences be changed to life in prison with the possibility of parole.

Although this normally carries a prison sentence of 50 years, they are eligible for juvenile parole under California law because they were under 26 when they killed their parents.

An LA Superior Court judge will make the decision at a hearing, which is expected to take place within 30 to 45 days after the district attorney, led by Nancy Theberge, agrees with the courts to set a date set.

One of the brothers’ attorneys, Mark Geragos, said he believes they will be home in time for Thanksgiving.

While the Menendez family, which has largely rallied behind the brothers since the murders of Jose and Kitty, has filed a separate habeas corpus petition, a request to investigate whether the brothers were wrongly imprisoned, they are expected to withdraw this.

This is because the need for investigation would be undisputed if they are released from prison before the end of their sentence.

Gascón has already said he disagrees with the family’s petition, which was filed last November.

“I think the sentencing was appropriate given what happened,” Gascón told CNN, adding, “But I do believe that the recidivism is an appropriate means to provide them with some relief.”

‘They have been model prisoners in every respect. Not only have they worked on their own self-improvement, but they have also done a lot of work to improve the lives of those around them, which is unusual.

‘What they did was terrible. They had premeditated the murder of their parents and killed them. But I think they are different people today, and we base our opinions on behavior over the past 35 years.”

The announcement comes amid mounting community pressure to reconsider the life sentences without parole given to Erik and Lyle at their 1996 trial.

The brothers have never denied killing their parents, but have long claimed they were driven to do so by years of sexual and physical abuse by their businessman father.

The public in the 1980s was unconvinced of their claims and instead believed that they were ruthless monsters.

But in recent months, a TikTok movement from more sympathetic fans and a duo of Netflix shows have returned them to favor.