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Lyle Menendez Parole was denied more than three decades after the 1989 killed his parents José and Kitty Menendez In their home Beverly Hills.
The decision was put down on Friday, August 22 after Lyle’s parole hearing, who attended the murderer convicted through a video conference by Richard J. Donovan’s corrective facility in San Diego.
The decision comes just a day after Lyle’s brother Erik, 54 were also rejected for Parole, who is in prison for the same murder.
Lyle, 57, faced a different panel of parole commissioners for his brother at the 10 -hour hearing, where his prison shortcomings were scrutinized, including his illegal phone use and reprimanded for a female visitor in many cases. Lyle had an illegal possession of a phone when imprisoned between 2018 and 2024.
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Similarly, during Erik’s hearing, his behavior was thoroughly looked at. Lead Parole Commissioner Robert Barton referred to various offenses in prison while Erik had been jailed, including inappropriate behavior with visitors, drug smuggling, state computing misuse, violent chapters in 1997 and 2011 and mobile phone possession, per News.
Menendez’s family released a statement following the decision, per NBC LOS ANGELES.
“This is not the end of the road. Both will go before the Board again, and their petition Habeas continues to be reviewed,” read the family statement. “In the meantime, we know that they will take time to reflect on the Board’s recommendations and continue to lead, mentor and build programs that support rehabilitation and hope for others.”
The statement continued, “We know they are good men who have done the job of rehabilitation and repentant. We love them unconditionally and we will continue to stand against them on the journey ahead.”
Follow Erik’s hearing, The family also released a prepared statement, obtained by News Thursday
“Although we respect the decision, the result today was of course disappointing and not what we were hoping for,” said Menendez family members in the statement. “But our belief in Erik remains unwavering and we know it will take the board’s recommendation in progress. His repentance, growth, and positive impact he has had on others speak for themselves. We will continue to stand beside him and hold on to the hope that he will be able to return home soon.”
Erik and Lyle Menendez.
(Photo by Ted Soqui/Sygma via Getty Images)Lyle and Erik have been casting their sentences in the California Donovan Correctional Facility after being arrested in 1990 on two counts of first degree murder. The brothers and sisters became people of interest after their parent was shot at home.
Eventually, the brothers admitted killing their parents following years of alleged physical, emotional and sexual abuse. Menendez brothers were convicted of first degree murder and sentenced to life without parole in 1996 after two high profile trials.
After a resurrection in their case, Erik and Lyle were re -appointed to 50 years live, which made them eligible for parole under the law of California youth offenders since committing their crime under 26 years of age.
Erik Menendez has received a decision following his parole hearing while his brother Lyle’s fate still hangs in the balance. Parole was refused to Erik, 54, at his hearing held on Thursday, August 21. Lyle’s hearing will be held on Friday, August 22.
Before the hearings, Nathan Hochman, Los Angeles’ current area attorney, why he was against the release of Erik and Lyle.
“The Menendez brothers have never accepted responsibility for the horrific murders of their parents, continuing to promote a false narrative of self-defense rejected by the jury decades ago,” Hochman said in a statement on Wednesday, August 20. “We have constantly opposed their release because they have not shown full insight into their crimes or have shown that they have been fully rehabilitated, and therefore continue to pose a risk to society. We will evaluate our last site based on the evidence presented at the hearing.”
The case has been an inspiration for several movies and documentariesIncluding the release of 2024 from the Netflix documentary and series. Hochman insisted that this interest will not affect the outcome of hearing.
“Although recent documentaries and films have highlighted this case, parole decisions must be based solely on the facts and law,” it continued. “This case, like all cases – especially those who charm the public – must be looked at with a critical eye. Justice should never be rocked by glasses.”
