US EditionMenendez brothers' parole hearings set to begin
The Menendez brothers became eligible for parole after a judge reduced their sentences from life without parole to 50 years to life due to their age at the time of the crime.
- This week Erik Menendez, 54, and Lyle Menendez, 57, will appear by videoconference from Richard J. Donovan Correctional Facility, San Diego, with hearings Thursday and Friday before the California parole board panel.
- Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Michael Jesic resentenced the brothers in May to 50 years to life, making them eligible for parole because they were under 26 at the time; prosecutors reviewed two new pieces of evidence later in 2024.
- Prosecutors contend the motive was a multimillion-dollar inheritance, citing Deputy District Attorney Seth Carmack's statement that evidence shows stark planning and premeditation, including cellphone rule violations in 2024 and January.
- If commissioners recommend release, the case goes to the California Board of Parole chief legal counsel for a 120-day review, then Governor Gavin Newsom has 30 days to act, delaying any freedom by months.
- Surging media attention has refocused public interest in the Menendez case through Netflix's Monsters and a 2024 documentary, while The Justice for Erik and Lyle Coalition praises their remorse and Los Angeles District Attorney Nathan Hochman opposes parole this year.
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Prosecutor explains what he wants to hear from the Menendez brothers at their parole hearing
Prosecutor Nathan Hochman speaks with CNN’s Wolf Blitzer about a parole hearing for the Menendez brothers. Erik and Lyle Menendez are facing a California parole board that will decide if they should have a chance at freedom after spending more than three decades behind bars for the 1989 killings of their parents in their Beverly Hills home. Erik and Lyle Menendez admitted to killing their parents, but they have long maintained the crimes were co…
Menendez brothers' parole hearings set to begin
(KTLA) – The Menendez brothers' parole hearings were set to begin Thursday morning, with each of the brothers having their own day in court. Erik Menendez, 54, and Lyle Menendez, 57, have spent the last 35 years behind bars for the shotgun killings of their parents, Jose Menendez and Mary Louise "Kitty'' Menendez, in their Beverly Hills home. “I believe that these parole hearings for Erik and Lyle Menendez are going to be historical days, given …
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