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Los Angeles County District Attorney Nathan Hochman said he would reconsider resentencing Erik and Lyle Menendez, who were convicted of murdering their parents in 1989, if they admit their “lies,” according to a report.

Joseph Menendez, who goes by his middle name Lyle, and his brother, Erik, shot their parents, Jose and Mary “Kitty” Menendez, in their Beverly Hills, Los Angeles, mansion decades ago. They were both ordered to serve life in prison in 1996 but have been seeking reduced sentences.

Hochman told ABC News that he would consider resentencing “if they sincerely and unequivocally admit, for the first time in over 30 years, the full range of their criminal activity and all the lies that they have told about it.”

Hochman’s comments come days after he told reporters on March 10 that he was seeking to withdraw former District Attorney George Gascon’s motion for a resentencing hearing. Supporters of the Menendez brothers with the Justice for Erik and Lyle Coalition are expected to rally outside of Hochman’s office on Thursday to advocate for their release.

“There was no additional corroboration of anyone in 12 years — whether it was another adult, a friend, a coach, a teacher — who reported on any recipient information that the sexual abuse occurred during those 12 years. But was there evidence presented at trial? Yes. Was it the defense that the Menendezes used to first-degree murder? Absolutely not,” Hochman told the outlet. “That is what we have focused on.”

LA District Attorney candidates forum at Pacific Palms Resort.

Nathan Hochman at the Los Angeles District Attorney candidates forum at Pacific Palms Resort.  (Robert Gauthier/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images)

Gascon initiated the push for sentence reductions but lost re-election to Nathan Hochman in November. Hochman then met with both sides of the family.

A documentary about the brothers titled “The Menendez Brothers” premiered in October, bringing some renewed attention to the case and detailing the brothers’ allegations that their father sexually assaulted them, through new audio interviews.

Fox News’ Michael Ruiz contributed to this report.

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