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Menendez Brothers Face Parole Hearings After 2025 Resentencing

Any parole grant would enter months of legal and gubernatorial review before taking effect.

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 Galen Menendez sit in a Beverly Hills, Calif., courtroom, May 14, 1990. (AP Photo/Kevork Djansezian, File)
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Erik Menendez (C) and his brother Lyle are seeking parole more than 35 years after they killed their parents at the family's luxury Beverly Hills home

Overview

  • Separate hearings are set this week with Erik Menendez on Thursday and Lyle Menendez on Friday, appearing by videoconference from a San Diego prison.
  • Los Angeles County District Attorney Nathan Hochman opposes release, saying the brothers have not shown full insight, while his office will weigh evidence presented at the hearings.
  • A Los Angeles judge in May reduced their sentences to 50 years to life under youthful‑offender rules after a resentencing push initiated by former DA George Gascón.
  • The parole panel will assess unreasonable risk based on factors including remorse, behavior, and release plans, with recent cellphone rule violations flagged in a state risk assessment.
  • If parole is granted, the board’s chief legal counsel has 120 days for review followed by 30 days for Governor Gavin Newsom to affirm, reverse, modify, or refer the decision.