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Erik Menendez Denied Parole After Board Cites Prison Misconduct

Commissioners cited years of prison rule violations in finding he remains an unreasonable public-safety risk.

A photo shot of Erik Menendez shot during Thursday’s parole hearing.
Lyle Menendez, left, and his brother, Erik, sit in Beverly Hills Municipal Court in Beverly Hills, California, on March 12, 1990.
FILE - Lyle, left, and Erik Menendez leave a courtroom in Santa Monica, Calif., Aug. 6, 1990, after a judge ruled that conversations between the brothers and their psychologist after their parents were slain were not privileged and could be used as evidence. (AP Photo/Nick Ut, File)

Overview

  • The California Board of Parole Hearings denied Erik Menendez parole for three years after an all-day, closed hearing conducted by videoconference from his San Diego prison.
  • Commissioners pointed to cellphone use, drugs, alleged gang-linked tax fraud, fights and other rule violations as reasons he is not suitable for release.
  • Lyle Menendez is scheduled for a separate parole hearing on Friday, and the panel will assess his case independently.
  • The brothers became eligible for parole after a May resentencing to 50 years to life under youthful-offender law, a move opposed by Los Angeles County District Attorney Nathan Hochman, who says they have not fully accepted responsibility.
  • Any parole grant would face up to 120 days of legal review before a 30-day decision window for Governor Gavin Newsom, and a separate habeas petition seeking review of the convictions remains pending.