US EditionMenendez brothers to be evaluated by parole board for release after 30 years in prison
After resentencing to 50 years to life, the Menendez brothers are assessed for parole eligibility under California's youthful offender law, amid divided opinions on their rehabilitation and risk.
- This week, the Menendez brothers face scheduled parole hearings, with Erik on August 21 at 8:30 am PT and Lyle on August 22, both appearing via video from Richard J. Donovan Correctional Facility, San Diego before California Board of Parole Hearings.
- A Los Angeles judge resentenced the Menendez brothers to 50 years to life this year, making them eligible for parole after their 1996 convictions for the 1989 murders.
- The parole panel will consider criminal history, department records and statements from the incarcerated person, victims' relatives including 12 relatives speaking, and Los Angeles County District Attorney Nathan Hochman, who said, `The Menendez brothers have never fully accepted responsibility for the horrific murders of their parents`.
- Even if parole is recommended, substantial reviews follow, including a board's top lawyer review up to four months and California Governor Gavin Newsom's 30-day final decision; one brother may be granted parole while the other denied.
- Since 2023 the case has gained new momentum through new evidence, former Los Angeles district attorney George Gascón's support, and ongoing clemency and new-trial petitions, fueling debate over rehabilitation and incarceration.
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Menendez Brothers’ Long-Awaited Parole Hearings Set to Begin
Erik Menendez is expected to make his case before a California parole board Thursday ahead of his older brother Lyle’s hearing on Friday. The critical hearings come after a judge recently ruled to resentence the brothers, making them eligible for release for the first time since they were convicted of the 1989 murders of their parents, José and Kitty, in their Beverly Hills home. NBC’s Liz Kreutz reports for TODAY.
Menendez brothers face parole hearings after nearly 30 years in prison
The Menendez brothers will make their cases for parole starting Thursday, marking the closest they've been to winning freedom from prison since their convictions almost 30 years ago for murdering their parents.
The Menendez brothers, famous in the United States for killing their rich parents in their Beverly Hills villa more than 35 years ago, appear from Thursday before a judicial commission to assess their parole application. ...
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