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Menendez Brothers' Parole Hearings Set for Thursday and Friday

The board will judge whether they pose an unreasonable risk to public safety.

FILE - Lyle, left, and Erik Galen Menendez sit in a Beverly Hills, Calif., courtroom, May 14, 1990. (AP Photo/Kevork Djansezian, File)
Erik Menendez (left) in an October 31, 2016, photo, Lyle Menendez (right) in a February 22, 2018, photo, and the brothers, leaving a courtroom in Santa Monica, California on August 6, 1990.

Overview

  • Erik Menendez will appear Aug. 21 and Lyle Menendez Aug. 22 by videoconference from Richard J. Donovan Correctional Facility in San Diego.
  • They became eligible after a May 2025 resentencing reduced their punishments from life without parole to 50 years to life under California’s youthful‑offender law.
  • A panel will evaluate each brother separately and consider criminal history, motivation, remorse, institutional behavior, and release plans in assessing risk.
  • If parole is granted, the decision goes to the Board of Parole Hearings’ chief counsel for up to 120 days of legal review, followed by a 30‑day review by Gov. Gavin Newsom who can affirm or reverse.
  • Los Angeles County District Attorney Nathan Hochman has formally opposed their release, and a separate habeas petition seeking review of their convictions remains pending.