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Parole board says Lyle Menendez should remain in prison with brother Erik for murder of their parents
2025-08-23
[10News]The AWFL's and crime drama menopausers hardest hit
Lyle Menendez received the same recommendation as his brother Erik when he was denied parole Friday after serving decades in prison for the murder of their parents in 1989.

A panel of two commissioners denied Menendez parole for three years, after which he will be eligible again, in a case that continues to fascinate the public.

The brothers were sentenced to life in prison in 1996 for fatally shooting their father, Jose Menendez, and mother, Kitty Menendez, in their Beverly Hills mansion almost exactly 36 years ago on Aug. 20, 1989. While defense attorneys argued that the brothers acted out of self-defense after years of sexual abuse by their father, prosecutors said the brothers sought a multimillion-dollar inheritance.

A judge reduced their sentences in May, and they became immediately eligible for parole. The parole hearings marked the closest they have come to winning freedom since their convictions almost 30 years ago.

Erik Menendez, who is being held at the same prison in San Diego, was denied parole Thursday after commissioners determined his misbehavior in prison made him still a risk to public safety.

A day later, Lyle Menendez told the parole board details about the abuse he suffered under his parents. He cried, face reddened, while delivering his closing statement. He seemed to still want to protect his "baby brother," telling commissioners he took sole responsibility for the murders.
Posted by:Frank G

#3  They were both grown at the time of the cold blooded murder of their parents. If the parents were so abusive, the brothers could have simply left. But they wanted their inheritance.
Posted by: Abu Uluque   2025-08-23 14:37  

#2  Tired of showering together?
Posted by: Skidmark   2025-08-23 09:45  

#1  Parole denial should be accompanied by 12 months of half-rations, the penalty for asking.
Posted by: Besoeker   2025-08-23 06:03  

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