Menendez brothers set for freedom bid almost 30 years after murdering their parents - The Menendez brothers are set to make their cases for parole this week

Cooper Koch discuss his Emmy-nominated role as Erik Menedez in 'Monsters' And Is Ready To Shoot 'Artificial' In Italy With Luca Guadagnino

While Lyle and Erik Menendez’s push for freedom has picked up steam in the past few months, the case dates back to nearly four decades, beginning with a gruesome crime scene where their parents, Jose and Kitty, were shot and killed in their Beverly Hills mansion.

After playing Erik Menendez in Ryan Murphy's Monsters — and advocating for Erik and Lyle Menendez's prison release — Cooper Koch revealed why he wouldn't be present at their upcoming parole hearing. Koch,

Menendez brothers, Erik, left, and Lyle, right, on the steps of their Beverly Hills home in November, 1989. (Ronald L. Soble / Los Angeles Times via Getty Images)

For TheWrap's How I Did It, Monsters composers Thomas and Julia Newman and editor Peggy Tachdjian break down the Netflix show's complex tone.

After serving several decades in prison, Erik and Lyle Menendez are facing the possibility of freedom as the California Board of Parole Hearings considers this week whether they’ve adequately atoned for the brutal 1989 murder of their parents.