What we learned from the Hearing Conditionally -Earlier Liberation from Menendez

This week, Eric and Lila Menendez were denied release after appearing in front of separate boards in California.

The brothers spent decades behind the murder of their wealthy parents in 1989.

Eric, who is now 54, attended his hearing on Thursday. 57 -year -old Lyle appeared before another group on Friday. Both hearings were long and remotely.

They revealed details about the time of the couple in prison – some of which explain why the panels refused release.

In the case of Eric Commissioner Parole Robert Barton, he stated that the main reason for his denial was not the murder itself, but the behavior of the Meendez in prison.

Barton rejected the opinion that he was a “exemplary”. He referred to MEENDEZ’s participation in battle, drug use and even scam with gang fraud.

It was found that Eric hid the forbidden items, including the ingredients for the production of wines and artistic materials he used to decorate his camera.

Barton said that “the institutional violations of the Meendesses showed a lack of self -awareness.”

At the hearing, Lila the next day, the parole commissioner Julie Garlend recognized the “remorse” of the prisoner and the changes he made during his imprisonment.

“But despite all these external positives, we see … You are still fighting anti-social traits of the person, such as deceit, minimization and violation of the rules that lie under this positive surface,” Garland said.

Harland said that “people who violate the rules most often violate the rules in society.

Both boards emphasized the repeated use of mobile phones – which are prohibited in prisons.

Eric said he initially felt that connection with the outside world means “than the consequences when I got into the phone,” but he said he later rethinking this opinion.

The release of phones also participated noticeably in the case of Lale – he pleaded guilty to violating the mobile phone recently in March this year.

Although he had a tablet he was allowed to use, Lail explained that he turned to mobile phones because they gave him more privacy.

“I would never call myself a man who is in custody. I would say I was a good man who spent my time, helping people,” Lyle said, noting that he had done a lot for vulnerable prisoners.

Eric, who was 18 years old, asked why he and his brother shot his parents rather than just leave the house.

They have long claimed that the killings were a matter of self -defense because their father had sexually abused them.

“When I look back at the man I was then, and what I believed in the world and my parents, I fled incredible,” Mennedez replied. “Escape meant death.”

He added: “I just want my family to understand that it was so impossible for me to sorry for having survived them.”

Lale, who was considered a dominant brother, also insisted that he was another person for more than three decades.

“I’m sorry for who I was … for the detriment of everyone. I will never be able to bring harm and grief that I caused everyone in my family.”

Answering the question why they killed the mother, as well as the father, Eric said he “saw them as one man” after he learned that his mother knew about abuse.

Lale said his “honest faith” at the time when his parents “were going to kill” him.

Many people, mostly relatives, performed in support during the hearings.

The aunt of the brothers Teresita Menende-Borolt, tearful said she had forgiven the couples for the murder of her brother. After explaining that she had a late stage, she told about the desire to welcome Eric in her home to “wrap me” until it was too late.

Layla Kano’s cousin, who spoke at both hearings, told the council that she was surprised at how much Lale has reached, despite her life in prison.

“While most people are given a devastating weight of prison life, Lyle rose above it,” she said.

“Lille will not risk the society because we, as a family, will bring it to justice,” she continued. “The delay of his release will not serve any purpose.”

Barton admitted support, but said Eric: “Two things can be true. They can love and forgive you, and you can still find unusable for parole.”