Key takeaways from the parole hearings of Erik and Lyle Menendez California brothers convicted of their parents’ murders in 1989 were both denied parole this week – here’s what we know The Guardian - US · Aug 23, 2025
The Menendez brothers were denied parole. They have to wait at least 18 months for their next chance Erik and Lyle Menendez have both been denied parole by a California board after decades in prison for killing their parents in 1989 at their Beverly Hills mansion The Independent UK · Aug 23, 2025
Will Lyle Menendez Be Denied Parole Too? Erik Menendez Blocked Over Drug Use, Prison Fights and More Erik Menendez was denied parole due to drug use, prison fights and misconduct revealed. With Lyle Menendez's hearing set for 22 August 2025, questions rise over whether he could face the same outcome. International Business Times UK · Aug 22, 2025
A timeline of Erik and Lyle Menendez’s case over the last three decades Lyle Menendez will face parole board a day after brother Erik was denied release. Follow every key event from arrest to parole hearings 35 years later The Guardian - US · Aug 22, 2025
California board still deliberating Lyle Menendez parole after denying it to Erik Erik will be eligible again in three years; the two brothers have spent 30 years in prison for the murder of their parents The Guardian - US · Aug 22, 2025
California parole board denies release for Erik Menendez due to misbehaviour in prison A panel of two California commissioners denied Menendez parole for three years, after which he will be eligible again. A parole hearing for his brother Lyle Menendez, who is being held at the same prison in San Diego, is scheduled for Friday morning. Euronews · Aug 22, 2025
Why the Parole Board Said "No" to Erik Menendez: Gang Ties, Drug Use and More Much of the board's questioning focused on Erik Menendez's behavior in prison, where he has spent more than three decades. While family, advocates, and fellow inmates have painted the Menendez brothers as model prisoners, records tell a different story. Latin Times · Aug 22, 2025