US EditionCalifornia parole board denies release for Erik Menendez due to misbehavior in prison
Erik Menendez's parole was denied after a nearly 10-hour hearing; the convicted murderer can appeal and reapply in three years, officials said.
- On August 21, 2025, Erik Menendez was denied parole following an almost 10-hour virtual hearing, during which he participated remotely from the prison in San Diego where he is incarcerated.
- The parole hearing occurred after both brothers were resentenced in May 2025 to 50 years to life, making them eligible for parole after decades in prison for their parents' 1989 murders.
- During the hearing, Menendez answered questions, expressed remorse for his actions, and the board heard arguments from his attorney and the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s representative.
- The board cited Menendez’s past prison infractions and concluded he has not fully accepted responsibility, with DA Nathan Hochman stating the brothers "continue to pose a risk to society."
- Although denied parole, Menendez can reapply in three years, and attention now turns to his brother Lyle’s scheduled parole hearing on August 22, 2025.
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Erik Menendez Denied Parole
Erik Menendez was denied parole Thursday by a California board that said his continued misbehavior during decades in prison for murdering his parents with his older brother in 1989 showed he is still a risk to public safety. A panel of two California commissioners denied Menendez parole for three years,...
On Thursday 21 August, a California judicial commission rejected Erik Menendez's parole. The younger brother was initially sentenced to life imprisonment, along with his brother Lyle, for having shot down their rich parents in Beverly Hills in 1989. This refusal against Erik makes it unlikely that he would be released from prison for Lyle, whose application must be considered separately on Friday. - Erik Menendez's application for parole rejecte…
Erik Menendez has been denied parole. Lyle Menendez's hearing is next
Erik Menendez had his first-ever parole hearing on Thursday, while Lyle Menendez's hearing is expected Friday. The brothers have spent more than three decades in prison for their parents' murders.
Sentenced to life imprisonment for the murder of their parents, the two brothers had their sentences reduced in May, allowing them to apply for parole.
WRAP | Erik Menendez denied parole decades after murdering parents
Erik Menendez was denied parole on Thursday more than three decades after he and his brother Lyle slaughtered their parents in the family’s luxury Beverly Hills home. A California panel ordered the 54-year-old to stay in prison, defying a lengthy campaign waged by family, friends and celebrities like Kim Kardashian. ‘Huge blow’ “Erik Menendez was denied parole for three years at his initial suitability hearing today,” said a brief statement from…
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