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Menendez Brothers' Parole Hearing Postponed to August Following Resentencing

The brothers, resentenced to 50 years to life under California’s youthful offender law, are now eligible for parole but must wait until late summer for their suitability hearing.

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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)
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Attorney Mark Geragos, center, representing Erik and Lyle Menendez, gets a hug as leaves the courthouse after the brothers' resentencing hearing Tuesday, May 13, 2025, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)

Overview

  • Erik and Lyle Menendez were resentenced on May 13 to 50 years to life, making them immediately eligible for parole after serving 35 years in prison.
  • Their parole hearing, originally scheduled for June 13, has been postponed to August 21–22 by the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation.
  • The June hearing was initially intended for Governor Gavin Newsom’s clemency review but was converted to a parole suitability hearing after the resentencing decision.
  • Governor Newsom has requested a comprehensive risk assessment to evaluate whether the brothers pose a danger to the public if released.
  • The brothers, convicted in 1996 for the 1989 murders of their parents, claim the killings were a response to years of abuse, including alleged sexual abuse by their father.