US EditionLyle Menendez Denied Parole, a Day After Brother Erik Was Also Denied
- On August 22, 2025, a two-member parole panel at a correctional institution near San Diego rejected Lyle Menendez's request for release.
- This denial followed Erik Menendez's parole rejection the day before, both influenced by their prison rule violations and assessment of risk to public safety.
- During an emotional hearing, Lyle admitted, "I killed my mom and dad," described childhood sexual abuse, and faced questioning about illegal cellphones in prison.
- Lyle had a total of five rule violations, and although a psychologist assessed him as having minimal likelihood of violent behavior after release, the panel still considered him a possible threat to public safety.
- The denials keep both brothers imprisoned but allow them to seek parole again in three years, while clemency requests and a habeas corpus petition remain pending.
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Menendez brothers denied parole; next chance is in 18 months
LOS ANGELES — Erik and Lyle Menendez were denied parole by a California board this week after decades in prison for killing their parents in 1989 at their Beverly Hills mansion. During two days of hearings, the brothers were each questioned by panels of two commissioners and asked to speak with complete candor on the abuse they suffered in childhood, their mindsets leading up to and after the murders and various prison transgressions. The brothe…
In 1989, Lyle and Erik Menendez murdered their parents in their home in Beverly Hills. They have been in custody for 35 years – applications for release have now been rejected by a California parole committee.
JUST IN | Lyle Menendez denied parole decades after murder of parents
A US judicial commission denied parole to Joseph Lyle Menendez, a day after his brother Erik was also ordered to stay in prison for the murder of their parents in a Beverly Hills mansion more than three decades ago. A California panel ordered the 57-year-old, who goes by his middle name, to remain behind bars along with his younger sibling, defying a campaign for their freedom waged by family, friends and celebrities including Kim Kardashian. “J…
After Erik, Lyle Menendez must also remain in prison. California's parole committee denied him parole. The two, let's remember, are sentenced for the murder of parents in 1989. The decision was announced at the end of a virtual hearing that saw the statements of the office of the District Attorney of Los Angeles, Lyle Menendez and Menendez's relatives who support his release, also considered victims of the crime committed by the brothers.
Parent killers Erik and Lyle remain behind bars after 35 years, as the California authorities decided.
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