California Gov. Gavin Newsom has brought Lyle and Erik Menendez one step closer to freedom by asking the state parole board to assess whether or not the high-profile killers should be set free. Newsom ordered the board to conduct a “risk assessment” of the brothers,

Attorneys for Lyle and Erik Menendez said Wednesday that California Gov. Gavin Newsom has ordered the state parole board to investigate whether the brothers would pose a risk to the public if they are released after nearly three decades in prison for the 1989 killing of their parents.

Gov. Gavin Newsom is ordering the parole board to launch a risk assessment investigation into whether Erik and Lyle Menendez, who are serving life sentences for the 1989 murder of their parents, would pose a risk to public safety if they were released,