“There is no doubt that (the brothers) committed the crimes,” the prosecutor said, “The question is, to what degree of culpability should they be held accountable, given the totality of the circumstances?” For the first 22 years of their life sentences, Lyle and Erik were held in separate prisons until they were finally reunited at the low-security facility. Richard Donovan Correctional Center in San Diego, California in 2018.

Despite being incarcerated, both brothers are married. Eric married pet sitter Tammi Saccoman in June 1999, while Lyle married his second wife, journalist Rebecca Sneed, in November 2003, after splitting from his first wife of five years, Anna Eriksson, in 2001.

Their post-conviction lawyer, Mark Geragos says he hopes the brothers will be released by the end of the year and believes their futures could include working in some way to help other inmates.