Overview
- The California Board of Parole tentatively moved Erik and Lyle Menendez’s next parole suitability hearing to March 2027, a decision announced Monday that advances a previously scheduled August 2028 review by more than a year.
- Board officials used a provision of Proposition 9 that allows a next parole date to be advanced after a petition or administrative review shows changed circumstances or new information pointing to possible suitability.
- The brothers were resentenced in May 2025 to 50 years to life, a change that made them eligible for parole consideration because they were under 26 when the 1989 killings occurred.
- Both men were denied parole in August 2025 after panels cited in‑prison rule violations including possession of illegal cellphones, incidents of violence, and an alleged gang link for Erik, while evaluators gave differing risk assessments for the two brothers.
- Family members praised the move and highlighted the brothers’ prison programs, but the March 2027 hearing will apply the same suitability standards and does not guarantee release or alter prior court rulings.