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Even as we focus on this case, don't forget that election day is only 11 days away in the US - and the district attorney in Los Angeles who is speaking today is up for re-election.

Multiple opinion polls indicate George Gascón - a Democrat who has championed a progressive agenda during his time in office - is garnering less support than his opponent Nathan Hochman, a former US assistant attorney general. One recent Los Angeles Times poll, external showed Gascón down by 30 percentage points to Hochman.

The revival of the Menendez brothers case has captured worldwide headlines and will surely bring added attention to Gascón’s record.

Before today’s announcement, Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascón has made a number of public statements about the case.

He's noted that if the case had been tried today rather than 30 years ago, the outcome may have been different due to how society now views male victims of sexual assault. Gascón told People that he didn’t believe the brothers were a danger to society and, "quite frankly, they probably haven't been for a very long time."

He told the publication that his team would be briefing him on the case and their findings before he makes his decision - and he noted his office is divided over the case and whether the brothers should be released.

"There are some people in my office that believe that there is no evidence of molestation. I don't agree with that, but that's certainly the position that some people have taken," he told People.

"There are other people in the office that believe that there's probably some evidence of molestation and there is additionally evidence of rehabilitation. So, I mean, certainly we have some issues."

All eyes will be on Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascón. He’s been examining new evidence in the Menendez brothers case. Gascón has said there are three options:

• Recommending they are resentenced - an option that could potentially allow them to walk free after a judge weighs in
• Recommending the brothers be given a retrial
• Recommending no change

We're expecting to hear more about what he decides at the upcoming news conference, so stick with us.

While more than two dozen Menendez family members held a news conference earlier this month pleading for the brothers’ release, not everyone in the family is on board.

Kitty Menendez's brother, Milton Andersen, thinks they deserve to die in prison.

His attorney, Kathy Cady, told the BBC that Andersen wants the Los Angeles District Attorney to keep him informed and hopefully uphold their life in prison sentence.

"Andersen points out that Lyle and Erik Menendez decided to kill their parents only after they learned that their father was going to take them out of the will so they would not inherit millions of dollars," the attorney said.

Two new pieces of evidence caused attorneys for the brothers to ask the court to review the case.

One was a letter from Erik Menendez to another family member that appears to be from 1988 and seems to detail the alleged abuse that the brothers say caused them to act in self defence in killing their parents.

The other evidence came from a then-underage member of the 1980s Puerto Rican boy band Menudo. The band member claims that Jose Menendez, who worked as an executive at RCA records at the time, drugged and raped him during a visit to Menendez’s home.

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The case garnered headlines around the globe during the two trials, especially after the first ended in a deadlocked jury.

Prosecutors painted the brothers as spoiled rich kids, who killed their wealthy parents in their Beverly Hills mansion so they could access a fortune.

They argued the duo methodically bought shotguns and fatally shot their parents a total of 13 times as the couple watched TV. They then went gambling, to parties and on shopping sprees, buying things like Rolex watches.

It was ultimately a confession to a psychologist that helped lead to their arrest when the girlfriend of their doctor audiotaped the admission.

The brothers ultimately admitted to the killings - but argued they acted out of self-defence after years of emotional, physical and sexual abuse.

They told the court they feared their parents would kill them if they didn’t act first. The twists and turns in the story made it infamous and even 35 years later it continues to be the catalyst for new documentaries and films.

Jose and Kitty Menendez were found dead inside their Beverly Hills mansion after being shot multiple times in August 1989.

Their sons - Erik and Lyle - called police, telling authorities they had gotten home and found their parents dead.

Authorities, at first, didn’t suspect the brothers. But the duo started to draw scrutiny with their behaviour - dolling out money on lavish spending sprees, gambling, partying.

A confession to their phycologist was their undoing when the doctor’s girlfriend audio recorded them making the admission.

In March 1990, the brothers were charged by Los Angeles police. They went to trial in 1993 and the brothers admitted to the killings - but argued they acted out of self-defence and feared their parents would kill them first.

They outlined years of emotional, physical and sexual abuse - namely by their father, Jose - who worked as a film executive in Hollywood.

Lyle and Erik testified they confronted their parents about the sexual abuse and things had become combative in their household and they believed their parents were planning to kill them.

Family members testified about the abuse they witnessed - but none said they saw sexual abuse firsthand.

Prosecutors argued their motive was money. They outlined their methodical planning, purchasing two shotguns days before the killings and their spending sprees afterwards. They painted the brothers as spoiled rich kids who thought they could get away with anything.

Their first trial ended with a mistrial, but a second in 1995 led to them to being convicted of first-degree murder.

Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascón is expected to announce in a news conference new developments in the case of Lyle and Erik Menendez, two brothers who are serving life sentences for the killing of their wealthy parents in 1989.

The brothers shot Jose and Kitty Menendez at their Beverly Hills mansion 35 years ago, in what prosecutors said was a plot to inherit their father's fortune.

But earlier this month, Gascón said there was "a moral and an ethical obligation" to review evidence submitted last year, with the brothers claiming they were sexually abused by their father and had acted in self-defence.

We'll bring you text updates from the news conference here, and you can watch Gascon speak live at the top of this page.

Stick with us.