Anyone who feared Erik and Lyle Menendez were getting a sweetheart deal can rest easy. A month ago the brothers, convicted of the 1989 murder of their parents Kitty and Jose Menendez, appeared to be on the brink of release as their cases were recommended for resentencing.

Menendez Brothers’ Family Lawyer Bryan Freedman Rips New D.A. Nathan Hochman | TMZ The lawyer representing Erik and Lyle Menendez's victims, who are also family members, is ripping the new District Attorney handling their case

In his first network interview, incoming DA Nathan Hochman explained to NBC News’ Lester Holt that the infamous brothers face their own individual cases. While that was always the case – each brother faced their own jury and case initially – much of the public packages the pair together when thinking about their crime.