Days before the resentencing hearing for Lyle and Erik Menendez was set to begin, Lyle took to social media to share a cryptic Mother’s Day message, decades after helping his brother murder their parents. 

“To all those who are in pain today for whatever reason….Your mother passed away; You never knew your mom; Your mother was abusive and you struggle with celebrating her; You are estranged from your mother; You wanted to be a mom but aren’t; Your child passed away; You are estranged from your child…… or any other reason related to this day, we see you,” Lyle wrote in a post on his personal Facebook page.

Menendez, 57, and brother Erik Menendez, 54, have been in California prisons since 1996, serving sentences of life without the possibility of parole for their parents’ 1989 slayings.

The brothers claim they shot their father, former RCA Records executive Jose Menendez, in self-defense, arguing they thought he was going to kill them after they warned him they planned to expose him as a child sex abuser. They also killed their mother, Mary “Kitty” Menendez, who was sitting next to Jose eating ice cream in their Beverly Hills living room when they opened fire.

Lyle Menendez during his trial (Kim Kulish/Sygma via Getty Images)

He also noted that those conclusions can change and flagged the various warnings attached to using the CRA outside the state parole system.  

The brothers return to the Van Nuys West Courthouse on May 13-14 for continued proceedings in their resentencing case.

With unresolved issues surrounding the risk assessment report, the upcoming dates remain pivotal as the brothers seek resentencing for their parents’ murders.