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Erik and Lyle Menendez were denied parole due to prison infractions and moderate risk assessment; they can request administrative review annually, with parole hearings possible in 18 months.
- Erik Menendez and Lyle Menendez were denied parole by a California parole board after decades in prison for killing Jose Menendez and Kitty Menendez in 1989 at their Beverly Hills mansion.
- Officials noted that illicit cellphones can facilitate ordering hits, moving drugs, and coordinating attacks, while California parole commissioners questioned Erik's ties to the Two Fivers prison gang around 2013.
- Assessments highlighted that Commissioner Julie Garland saw Erik Menendez's antisocial traits, Commissioner Barton called his killing of Kitty Menendez devoid of compassion, and Erik committed more serious infractions than Lyle.
- Despite the denials, the brothers each received three-year parole denials but may seek an administrative review in one year, while relatives expressed disappointment yet pledged ongoing support at the hearings.
- Officials noted broader context that Governor Gavin Newsom ordered a parole risk assessment, while commissioner Julie Garland cited Erik Menendez's antisocial traits despite reported sobriety since 2013.
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Winters ExpressLyle Menendez denied parole, remains a risk to public safety
SACRAMENTO, California — Lyle Menendez was denied parole during a video conference hearing conducted by the California Board of Parole Hearings. The decision follows a separate denial for his brother, Erik Menendez, according to a press release from the Los…
Erik And Lyle Menendez Denied Parole: What's Next For The Brothers
It’s dashed hopes for Erik and Lyle Menendez, family members that want them home, and fans who are sympathetic to the brothers’ cause. It was sensational when their case was taken to the courts in the ’90s and it is still to lose its allure today. There is something, I think, about two brothers, then 18 and 21, marching into their father’s mansion and killing him and his wife that just stimulates the mind. Of course, they plead that inheriting t…
Why the Menéndez brothers will remain in prison: keys to the California rulingIn which prison the Menéndez brothers are being heldThe story of Lyle and Erik Menéndez, the brothers convicted of the murder of their parents in Beverly Hills in 1989, writes a new chapter.After more than 30 years in prison and in the midst of a renewed media phenomenon, on Tuesday, August 19, a judge changed their original sentence, opening them for the first time th…
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