US EditionMenendez brothers to be evaluated by parole board for release after 30 years in prison
The parole board will evaluate the brothers individually after their sentences were reduced, with the governor having final authority to approve or deny parole within 30 days.
- A California parole board begins remote hearings this week to review Erik Menendez and Lyle Menendez’s case after more than 30 years behind bars.
- Under California law, they became eligible for parole because they were under 26 at the time of their crimes, after a Los Angeles County judge reduced their punishment in May 2025.
- Originally sentenced in 1996, they received life terms without parole for the 1989 murders of their parents; they are now 54 and 57.
- Gavin Newsom, California governor, retains the authority to review or overturn the board's decision, with a ruling possible within 30 days of the vote.
- The case has captured true crime enthusiasts and spawned documentaries and specials, with Kim Kardashian's endorsements boosting supporters calling for their release.
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Parole Board Weighs Menendez Brothers' 'Risk of Danger to Society'
Marking the closest they have been to winning freedom from prison since their convictions almost 30 years ago for murdering their parents, the Menendez brothers are set to make their cases for parole starting Thursday.
The Final Trial of the Menendez Brothers
The Menendez brothers will testify at a parole hearing this week, and they are prepared to admit they told lies after killing their parents. That, plus new evidence pointing to sex abuse by their father, might win them their freedom.
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Menendez brothers to be evaluated by parole board for release after 30 years in prison
The Menendez brothers are set to make their cases for parole this week. The California state parole board will determine whether they should be released after serving almost 30 years in prison for murdering their parents.
What to know about Menendez brothers' parole hearings this week
What to KnowErik and Lyle Menendez have parole hearings this week that could lead to freedom after decades in prison for the 1989 shotgun murders of their parents. The path to the parole hearing was cleared when the brothers, serving life prison sentences without possibility of parole, were resentenced to 50 years to life.Erik Menendez’s parole hearing is scheduled for Thursday. Lyle Menendez’s case will go before the panel Friday.The brothers w…
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