Menendez brothers outraged the hearing was postponed until 2025

The much-anticipated hearing for Erik and Lyle Menendez was delayed by a California judge on Monday – as the two murderous brothers appeared in public for the first time in nearly 30 years.

The brothers – who were convicted of gunning down their parents in their Beverly Hills mansion in 1989 – must wait until at least January 31, 2025 to learn whether their life sentences will be reduced to 50 years to life.

The reduction would give them a chance at parole after three decades behind bars, Fox 11 reported.

The brothers appeared via video feed in LA County Superior Court for a status conference where Judge Michael Jesic rescheduled the hearing, which was scheduled for Dec. 11.

Although the conference consisted mostly of logistics and housekeeping, crowds of public spectators jockeyed for seats in the courtroom, which were distributed by public lottery before the meeting.

Family members also rallied in support of the couple, some of whom publicly called for their release in October.

The brothers’ attorney, Mark Geragos, also asked the judge to downgrade their charge from first-degree murder to voluntary manslaughter, for which they have already served three times the maximum sentence, Fox 11 added.

LA County District Attorney George Gascón recently recommended the sentence reduction, arguing that the brothers had been on “a journey of redemption and rehabilitation” and had “paid their debt to society” since the brutal killing of their parents.

Erik and Lyle were 19 and 23 respectively when they bought shotguns and pumped several rounds into Mary Louise “Kitty” Menendez and José Menendez, a wealthy music executive, while they watched TV in their home.

The pair were sentenced to life without the possibility of parole, but the DA revisited the case after new evidence emerged supporting Menendez’s claims that their father had sexually abused them as children, including a bombshell letter handwritten by Erik Menendez to a cousin describing abused.

Monday’s hearing was the latest chapter in a long, twisted drama between prosecutors, the court and the brothers’ lawyers that has unfolded amid a flurry of public interest following a recent Netflix documentary about the case.

Although Gascón has appeared sympathetic to their plight, sources close to the DA said Gascón’s recommendation to reduce their sentences was a desperate attempt to save his struggling re-election campaign.

The brothers also sought clemency from Democratic Governor Gavin Newsom, and at first it appeared that Newsom would grant their request and set the killers free by Thanksgiving.

But Newsom stuck with his decision after Gascón was convicted in the election of hardened criminal Nathan Hochman.

For now, the brothers must wait a little longer to learn their fate.