Cousins of Erik and Lyle Menendez spoke out to criticize the Los Angeles district attorney’s recent decision to oppose a new trial for Lyle and Erik Menendez, who have spent nearly 30 years in prison for the 1989 killing of their parents.

The Menendez brothers are serving sentences of life in prison without parole. Last October, amid a flurry of renewed attention to the high-profile case, D.A. George Gascón said he would ask a court to lower their sentences to 50 years to life, which would make them eligible for parole.

The Mendendez brothers may have lost whatever momentum they had in requesting a new trial for the 1989 murders of their parents. CNN reports that new Los Angeles County District Attorney Nathan Hochman recommended Friday that a judge reject Erik and Lyle Menendez's request for a new trial due to a petition the brothers filed based on claims of new