Overview

• Separate, hours-long hearings this week denied parole first to Erik Menéndez and then to Lyle, concluding multi-hour reviews that stretched roughly 10 to 11 hours each.
• Commissioners highlighted illicit cellphone use and other infractions in prison, and referenced evaluations describing manipulative or antisocial traits when assessing Lyle.
• A risk assessment deemed Erik a moderate danger if released, and the panel reviewed his disciplinary history that included contraband and prior fights.
• Both men must wait three years before reapplying and will continue serving their sentences at Richard J. Donovan Correctional Facility in San Diego.
• A May 2025 resentencing to 50 years to life made them eligible for parole, as defense attorney Mark Geragos now alleges the proceedings were manipulated and pursues appeals and possible clemency.